Parts of a Castle - Glossary of Terms |
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| Offset | Ledge marking the narrowing of a wall's thickness.
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| Oilette | A round opening at the base of a loophole, usually for a cannon muzzle. |
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| Open joint | Wide space between faces of stones. |
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| Oratory | Private in-house chapel; small cell attached to a larger chapel.
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| Order | One of a series of concentric mouldings.
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| Oriel | Projecting window in wall; originally a form of porch, usually of wood; side-turret.
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| Orillons | Arrowhead bastions. |
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| Oubliette | A dungeon reached by a trap door; starvation hole.
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| Outer Curtain | The wall the encloses the outer ward.
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| Outer Ward | The area around the outside of and adjacent to the inner curtain.
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| O”lite | Granular limestone. |
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