Parts of a Castle - Glossary of Terms |
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| Rampart | Defensive stone or earth wall surrounding castle.
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| Rath | Low, circular ringwork. |
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| Ravelin | Outwork with two faces forming a salient angle; like in a star-shaped fort. |
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| Re-entrant | Recessed; opposite of salient. |
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| Rear-arch | Arch on the inner side of a wall. |
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| Redoubt | Small self-contained fieldwork, a refuge for soldiers outside the main defenses.
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| Reeded | Parallel convex mouldings. |
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| Refectory | Communal dining hall. |
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| Relieving arch | Arch built up in a wall to relieve thrust on another opening.
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| Respond | Half-pier bonded into a wall to carry an arch.
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| Retirata | Improvised fieldwork to counter an imminent breach.
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| Revetment | Retaining wall to prevent erosion; to face a surface with stone slabs. |
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| Rib | Raised moulding dividing a vault. |
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| Ringwork | Circular earthwork of bank and ditch.
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| Roll | Moulding of semi-circular section. |
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| Romanesque | The prevailing architectural style, 8-12th cent.; massive masonry, round arches, small windows, groin-and barrel-vault.
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| Roofridge | Summit line of roof. |
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| Rubble | Fill; unsquared stone not laid in courses. |
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| Rustication | Worked ashlar stone with the faces left rough. |
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