What are the square holes in medieval walls?
What are the square holes in medieval walls? Putlog holes or putlock holes are small holes made in the walls of structures to receive the ends of poles (small round logs) or beams, called putlogs or putlocks, to support a scaffolding. Putlog holes may extend through a wall to provide staging on both sides of the wall.
What are the dips in castle walls called?
Meurtriere: arrow loop, slit in battlement or wall to permit firing of arrows or for observation. Moat: a deep trench usually filled with water that surrounded a castle.
What are the holes in castle walls called?
An arrowslit (often also referred to as an arrow loop, loophole or loop hole, and sometimes a balistraria) is a narrow vertical aperture in a fortification through which an archer can launch arrows or a crossbowman can launch bolts.