Shell-keep - Circular or oval wall surrounding inner portion of castle; usually stores and accommodations inside the hollow walls. Sill - Lower horizontal face of an opening. Sleeper - Lowest horizontal timber (or low wall).
Shell-keep round wall, usually built on top of a motte, in which the castle buildings are built up against the inner wall forming a circular courtyard Sheriff ...
See also: Salient, Postern, Bond, Portcullis, Church
 
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