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Thirty ingenious inventions for medieval castles….

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Bodiam; East Sussex England UK, by WyrdLight.com

Hmmm…some of the entries in this article are definitely applicable solely to castles, but some are either not universal (e.g. staircases twisting one way only spiral staircases)

Proof that spiral staircases can go either way!

or were definitely not first thought of when castles came into being (e.g. surrounding your stronghold with water). But it’s an interesting list for all that.

Crannog by geograph.org.uk

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  1. Glenis Brindley Avatar
    Glenis Brindley

    Quite an interesting article, although I found some of the speelling mistakes a distraction!

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  2. Glenis Brindley Avatar
    Glenis Brindley

    It’s quite something to leave a comment about spelling mistakes while making one myself!

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    1. viscountessw Avatar
      viscountessw

      It takes true talent and dignity, Glenis. I trust I can aspire to such heights the next time I’m guilty of a typo…which is only too often, I fear. 🙂

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