- In architecture, a
machicolation or
machicolade (French: mâchicoulis) is a floor-opening
between the
supporting corbels of a battlement,
through which...
- not be able to
scale to
those heights so
larger windows were safe.
Machicolations were
stone structures at the top of the
castle protruding out from the...
- two or
three courses projecting over one another;
those carrying the
machicolations of
English and
French castles had four courses. In
modern chimney construction...
-
Kings of Desmond, and
dates from 1446. The
Blarney Stone is
among the
machicolations of the castle. The
castle originally dates from
before 1200, when a...
-
walkways on the inside, a
crenellated parapet with merlons, and
projecting machicolations from
which missiles could be
dropped on besiegers. The
upper walls also...
-
included battlemented gateways, crow-stepped gables,
pointed turrets and
machicolations. The
style was po****r
across Scotland and was
applied to many relatively...
-
Boiling oil was
rarely used
because of its cost.
Similar holes,
called machicolations, were
often located in the
curtain walls of castles,
fortified manor...
- gatehouses, and
comprised several elements: crenellations, ****dings,
machicolations, and loopholes.
Crenellation is the
collective name for alternating...
-
access to the enclosure.
Between the
lintel of this gate and
under a
machicolation there was a
painting of a lion,
whose origin is unknown,
although it...
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Commons has
media related to Portcullises.
Drawbridge ****ding (castles)
Machicolation Sally port Yett Harper, Douglas. "portcullis".
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