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Thebez
Thebez , in the Bible, fortified town where Abimelech was killed, NE of Shechem. It is the modern Tubas (West Bank).... Read more |
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bawn
bawn, the fortified enclosure surrounding a castle or tower house, from Irish badhún, meaning a cattle fort. Square or rectangular with corner towers and protected gateways, bawns were a regular feature throughout medieval Ireland. They are also associated with the Ulster plantation, where... Read more |
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Martello tower
Martello tower. One of a number of battered two-storeyed circular or elliptical fortified towers built on the coasts of the British Isles from 1804 as a precaution against invasion by the French, named after Cape Mortella, Corsica, where a watch-tower of similar form was occupied by a British... Read more |
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portcullis
portcullis , grating or framework of strong bars of wood or iron, sharp-pointed at their lower ends, sliding vertically in the grooved jambs of a fortified portal as a protection in case of assault. First used in Roman times against Hannibal, the portcullis reached its highest development in the... Read more |
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Selgovae
Selgovae. A British tribe in southern Scotland. This tribe, whose name is thought to mean ‘hunters’, is referred to by the Greek geographer Ptolemy. His information places them in the southern uplands of Scotland centred in the upper Tweed basin, sandwiched between the Votadini to the... Read more |
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Sivrihisar
Sivrihisar, Turkey Justinianopolis Founded by, and originally named after, Justinian I† as a fortified garrison guarding the western approaches to Ancyra (now Ankara). It was subsequently renamed Sivrihisar ‘Sharp‐pointed Castle’ from sivri... Read more |
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Foggia
Foggia , city (1991 pop. 156,268), capital of Foggia prov., in Apulia, S Italy. It is a transportation and industrial center and the main wheat market of S Italy. It is a highly diversified secondary industrial center. It has long been the custom to store grain in huge holes dug in the squares of... Read more |
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rickets
rickets or rachitis , bone disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin D or calcium. Essential in regulating calcium and phosphorus absorption by the body, vitamin D can be formed in the skin by ultraviolet rays contained in sunlight; it can also be consumed in such foods as fish oils, eggs, and... Read more |
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Cedron
Cedron , in the Bible. 1 The same as Kidron . 2 Place, near Jamnia, fortified against the Maccabees.... Read more |
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Retrace medieval history at Warwick Castle.
...books, yet that's how it feels on a visit to Warwick Castle. First fortified by William the Conqueror...this magnificent medieval castle on the banks of the River...000 people passed under the castle's portcullis last year... |
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HIDDEN CHARMS LURK IN 'CASTLE'.(Entertainment/Weekend/Spotlight)(Review)
...British film I Capture the Castle, a family moves into...in a castle that seems fortified against any invasion...helps take care of the castle. He has a crush on Cassandra...You - and makes them feel new again. That's...INFOBOX I Capture the ... |
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Castle hoping in Scotland
...don't get the feel of any particular...Then, by the third castle, you recognize...around it. The castle's most glorious...didn't rank the castles but later sorted...example, Crathes Castle may have the justly...old." Dozens of ... |
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Carrickmines needs to be preserved and our national heritage protected ; The...
...case of Carrickmines Castle? Wood Quay was special...This was no ordinary castle, though it was clearly a fortified site. The only upstanding...Carrickmines is recorded as a fortified site by the late 13th...in Ireland began to feel under ... |
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Family decide restored castle is not for keeps
...historic home, Leslie Castle, it will be more than...the last examples of a fortified house built in Scotland...decided to return the castle to its original glory...paying guests. "Now we feel it is a bit on the large...brings the history of the ... |
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Castles and the Norman Conquest.
...William did not feel secure. Forced...William erected many castles throughout the island. This network of fortified structures, each...had never seen a castle. According to the...Odericus Vitalis, castles "were scarcely...strategy. Most of ... |
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Reaching for more stars in a mountain hideaway; HIDDEN GEM: Jeanette and...
...villages. Salers is a place of fortified chateaux and fairytale turretsa...glassof chilled pastis, you feel long way from England. The...Agesa landscape of crenellated castles and Romanesque churches. At...immaculately preserved medieval castle. With its ... |
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These may not be Englishmen's castles, but it feels like home
...roofed hamlets, ivory bell towers, and the occasional turreted castle break up the dominion of green, but look equally rooted in...seem oblivious to the glass construction of their houses. The fortified bastide town of Eymet is by general consensus the most afflicted... |
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IRELAND DELUXE Golf, castles--did we mention harps?
...were simple: golf and castles. That's the way it...came upon Dromoland Castle. I liked the ring of...was one of the first castles to realize that it didn...s the easy way to feel like a knight. I felt secure in the castle, and--after ... |
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Kings of the castle; MALCOLM HANDLEY IS CONQUERED BY A FORTRESS WITH A TA STE...
...s dream to build a fortified home in the style of a medieval castle. Peckforton castle is not "pseudo" nor...responsible for various other castles around the country in...Edward 1. It is a real castle, built on the 15th...birds themselves. ... |
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