Murder Holes - A section between the main gate and a inner portcullis where arrows, rocks, and hot oil can be dropped from the roof though holes. Provides good cover for defenders and leaves the attacker open.
Murder hole
opening in ceiling through which defenders could fire or drop missiles on enemies below
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Murder hole: (1) An opening in the floor of the room of a gatehouse situated above the entry passage or in other important places, which was used to attack the enemy below. See drop box, meurtriéres.
MEURTRIERES: Murder holes, for dropping stones on those below. .
MOAT: A ditch, usually filled with water, surrounding a castle. A common first line of defense.
Also see Murder Hole. Also, water could be poured down the meurtrière to extinguish any fires the enemy might set to destroy the door. Only used when outer gate has been breached.
Mezzanine - a low storey beween two higher ones (entresol).
The vertical part in the framing of a door, screen or (especially) panelling.Murder holeSmall rectangular trap in the ceiling of an entrance passage in a castle or tower house.Mutules ...
meutrieres (loopholes) : Murder holes.
minaret : A slender, lofty tower with balconies attached to a Muslim mosque.
 See also: Tower, House, Castle, Donjon, Medieval
  
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