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Puzzle from January 2004 Mensagenda
Donna's Diary - by Donna Myhrer
Castle Architecture
I have been reading a book for the past few days, set in the middle ages. There is a
lot of use of architectural terms for castles in its pages. So, I thought, “Yeah, well....”
Following are two lists, one is the terms and the other is their definitions. All you have
to do to match the two up. The answers are here.
1. Arcade
2. Bailey
3. Barbican
4. Bastion
5. Battlements
6. Castellan
7. Curtain
8. Donjon
9. Drawbridge
10. Fosse
11. Galley
12. Hall
13. Keep
14. Lancet
15. Loop
16. Meurtrieres
17. Moat
18. Motte
19. Oratory
20. Palisade
21. Parapet
22. Quadrangle
23. Slits
24. Solar
25. Yett
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A. Inner courtyard
B. A narrow opening for the discharge of missles or arrows
C. Iron gate
D. The notched top of a defensive wall
E. A low wall on the outer side of the main wall
F. The upper living room, often over the Hall
G. A row of arches supported by columns or piers
H. The officer in charge of a castle
I. A tall, narrow, pointed window
J. A great tower in a castle
K. A ditch
L. A ditch surrounding a castle
M. A small private chapel
N. A wooden defensive fence
O. Narrow openings in a wall through which arrows can be
fired
P. Murder holes, for dropping stones on those below
Q. A long passage or room
R. The strongest tower of a castle, usually where the lord
lived
S. A high mound of earth on which a castle is placed
T. The outer courtyard of a castle, or the wall surrounding it
U. The principal room in the keep, used for receiving guests
and for major entertainments
V. A movable bridge
W. The connecting wall joining towers of a castle
X. A solid masonry projection
Y. An outwork from which the gateway to the castle was
defended
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