bestorre
English translation: open tower, half tower
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|  Selected response from: Andrés Martínez Spain Local time: 01:18 | ||||||
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| 5 +1 | Open Tower |
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| 2 | corner tower |
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| 1 | not for points, |
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peer agreement (net): +1Open Tower Explanation: Open Tower: tower with rear open face. The Medieval Fortress. Castles, Forts and Walled Cities of the Middle Ages. J. E. Kaufmann and H. W. Kauffman. Greenhill Books. |
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not for points, Explanation: since I do not know the translation. However, I figured the definition and the Spanish translation might help. Here you go: BESTORRE f. ant. Torrella construïda sobre un mur; cast. torrecilla, garita. Etim.: del llatí medieval bĭstŭrre, mat. sign. |
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corner tower Explanation: I don't think it's bastion - because that would be 'bastió' I think. But it might be corner tower? But 'turret' sounds possible too. HTH Sheila Bastió 1. Baluard d'un recinte fortificat. 2. Obra auxiliar de cobriment en les fortificacions. Solia ésser disposat davant les cortines de la muralla com a protecció i obstacle. Bestorre Torreta construïda sobre un mur. http://www.xtec.es/~jbuxader/historia/socials/art1.htm bestorre <Arqueologia> ca bestorre, f es torre flanqueante Definicions ca: Torre construïda entre dos panys de muralla amb el costat intern obert al recinte emmurallat. TERMCAT Torre Flanqueante Torre de planta cuadrada que sobresale de la muralla para favorecer su defensa. http://www.castillosnet.org/glosario/T.shtml El territori a l’edat mitjana es fragmenta en petites unitats governades per un senyor que és propietari d’un castell entorn del qual s’estructura el seu domini. El castell era el símbol del domini del senyor i un element de defensa del territori. Els castells es construïen en llocs d’accés difícil per tal de protegir-se, atacar l’enemic i vigilar el territori. Les parts del castell eren: la torre de l’homenatge, bestorre o garita, talaia, espitllera, merlets, camí de ronda, fossat i muralla. La Bestorre. Torre medieval de defensa i senyals que presideix la vila i havia format part d'una xarxa de torres de guaita en època de terres de frontera. Durant la Guerra de Successió, l'abat Manuel Marrón la va fer volar temorós de què els partidaris de Carles d'Àustria s'hi fessin forts. L'estat actual de la Bestorre, un colós repenjat sobre el mur, és la conseqüència d'aquesta voladura. http://www.ccbages.org/monistrolm/llocs.htm Medieval Castles By Build Model Castles - Norman Keep ... First, only three of the four corner towers are square. The northeast tower is round. Second, the southeast corner of the Tower is modified by the ... www.buildmodelcastles.com/html/norman_keep.htm - 23k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants Medieval Castles By Build Model Castles - Caer Cynan ... in design to other early Norman castles, such as the Tower of London and Dover castle. ... Glue each curtain section beside the gate to a corner tower. ... www.buildmodelcastles.com/html/caer_cynan_castle.html - 16k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants Balgonie Castle & Mary, Queen of Scots, Book your wedding in a ... ... The oldest part of the castle is the Great Tower, built by Sir Thomas Sibbald ... and incorporates an earlier corner tower and possibly a curtain wall. ... www.marie-stuart.co.uk/Castles/Balgonie.htm - 8k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants DUBLIN CASTLES ... A. A late transitional castle, square, with four bastion-shaped corner towers like 39; it was extended by Lutyens in 1905. ... www.enfo.ie/leaflets/bs17.htm - 40k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines semblants -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 32 mins (2005-05-24 20:59:30 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Another possibility is \'sentry tower\': A number of later castles, like the well-preserved Torrelobaton near Valladolid, are square in plan with three rounded corner towers and the fourth occupied by a tall square keep with sentry towers at its corners. http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~raizmand/EMI_Military.htm |
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