Medieval Castles

2. A man made body of water
3. A wall of sharpened wooden stakes
4. A underground chamber built used for storage or as a holding cell for knights in capture
6. Carved out of a parapet to allow knights to defend against an approaching enemy
8. Built in order to provide a safe place for the lord in case of an attack
9. Consisted of a sliding grille of iron or wood hung in the gateway to the castle in such a way that is could be quickly lowered in order to prevent entrance to the castle
11. Usually included in the court of the inner bailey
12. A wider area of land next to the motte that contained additional buildings
13. Building set a side adapt for housing animals

1. A building Set aside for Craftsmen and Carpenters
2. Where a fire was always burning and where the lords family might eat of sleep
4. A special Bridge that could be Raised in case of a attack
5. A place where peasants or workers lived
7. Replaced the earlier wood and earth walls
10. Usually the only sanitation in the castle walls