Portcullis
A grating dropped vertically from grooves to block passage or gate in castle; of wood, metal or a combination of the two.
Portcullis - A heavy timber or metal grill that protected the castle entrance and could be raised or lowered from within the castle. It dropped vertically between grooves to block passage or barbican, or to trap attackers.
Portcullis: vertical sliding wooden grille shod with iron suspended in front of a gateway designed to protect the gate
Postern Gate: a secondary gate or door often located at the rear of the castle.
portcullis - gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage
postern - a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle ...
Portcullis
wood and iron grille-pattern gate which was raised and lowered in grooves by ropes or chains, in front of or behind an entrance
Postern ...
Breastwork: Heavy parapet slung between two gate towers; defense work over the portcullis. Bressumer: Beam to support a projection.
Two massive towers flanked the actual entrance and were linked across by an iron chain; over the entrance (E) was a machicolation, further added to in time of war by a hoarding of timber; and an outer portcullis fell in front of the heavy iron-lined ...
- (Scottish) open metal grid, hinged to form protection for a doorway, a sort of Scottish portcullis.
Here the gate is sandwiched between two towers and protected by machicolation and a portcullis.
In fortification, a bacule is a kind of portcullis or gate, made like a pit-fall, with a counterpoise, and supported by two great stakes. It is usually made before the corps de garde advancing near the gates.
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Portal frameA single-storey frame used from the 20th century, comprising two uprights rigidly connected to a beam or pair of rafters, particularly to support a roof.PortcullisGate constructed to rise and fall in vertical grooves at the entry ...
During the 1920s, architects with a flare for drama tried to capture the flavor of medieval England and Europe. Half timbered and turreted, pinnacled and portcullised, the homes they built combined features from many traditions, ...
 See also: Cullis, Castle, House, Gate, Church
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