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middle baileys, the two
known bergfrieds have
survived at
least in remnants.
Smaller castles sometimes had two
bergfrieds too: the
Kohren Castle in Kohren-Sahlis...
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favoured this style. A
common form is an
octagonal tower, used in some
bergfrieds and at
Castel del
Monte in Italy.
There are also
hybrid shapes. For instance...
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French soldiers finally destro**** the place. The
surviving keep, or
bergfried, was
initially used as a prison, but was no
longer fit for that purpose...
- Eppstein.
Today it is
known as the Bad
Homburg Castle with the
famous "
Bergfried" (white tower)
Around this
castle the town Bad
Homburg was
founded by...
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concentric walls built in the 16th
century and oval in shape, and the
bergfried which is of
Romanesque origin. Its
character is
still that of a fortress...
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Bischofstein Castle (German: Burg Bischofstein) is a
castle by the
Moselle in Germany. It sits
between Moselkern and Hatzenport;
these and the
castle face...
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presumably also the builders, were the
counts of Werdenberg-Sargans. The
bergfried (the keep,
built in the 12th century) and
parts of the
eastern side are...
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inner courtyard, in the
centre of
which was a
round Romanesque keep (
bergfried), with an
outside wall 4 m thick.
Water was
supplied to the
castle by...
- high ground, but this is
usually regarded as unlikely. In many cases,
bergfrieds were
converted into
motte and
bailey designs by
burying existing castle...
- half of the 14th century, the still-extant five-sided 33 m (108 ft) high
bergfried (similar to a keep) was built. A
second castle tower is
mentioned in 1346...
