Parts of a Castle - Glossary of Terms |
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| Abacus | Flat portion on top of a capital. |
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| Aisle | Space between arcade and outer wall. |
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| Allure | Walkway along the top of a wall. |
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| Ambulatory | Aisle round an apse. |
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| Apse | Rounded and usually of a chancel or chapel. |
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| Arcade | Row of arches, free-standing and supported on piers or columns; a blind arcade is a "dummy". |
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| Arch | Can be round-headed, pointed, two-centered, or drop; ogee - pointed with double curved sides, upper arcs lower concave; lancet - pointed formed on an acute-angle triangle; depressed - flattened or elliptical; corbelled - triangular, peaked, each stone set a little further in until they meet, with a large capstone. |
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| Arrow Loop | A narrow vertical slit cut into a wall through which arrows could be fired from inside. |
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| Ashlar | Squared blocks of smooth stone neatly trimmed to shape. |
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| Aumbry | Recess to hold sacred vessels; typically in a chapel.
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