Hillside castle
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Hillside castle
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A hillside castle is a castle built on the side of a hill above much of the surrounding terrain but below the summit itself. It is thus a type of hill castle and emerged in Europe in the second half of the 11th century. As a result of the particular danger to the site from attacks on the castle from the rising ground above it, this weak point is usually strongly protected by a shield wall or a Bergfried. Often a combination of these two passive defensive works were used. The advantage of a hills
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillside_castle
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2021-10-03T13:18:00Z
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