Castles

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Across
  1. 2. A ditch around the castle; sometimes filled with water, often filled with trash
  2. 3. Narrow castle “windows” used for defense
  3. 5. Private home of a lord; military fort in hostile territory
  4. 7. Heavy iron and wood gate, could be raised and lowered with chains
  5. 10. Gaps in the battlement to attack through
  6. 11. Wooden bridge that could be raised or lowered over a moat; connected the gatehouse to a ramp
  7. 13. Top of the castle wall, staging area for defense
Down
  1. 1. Wall walk; platform for knights to walk on at the top of the castle walls; mentioned in our national anthem
  2. 4. A yard inside of the castle curtain wall
  3. 6. Holes in the ceiling from which boiling water, rocks, etc. could be dropped on the enemy
  4. 8. Attack on a castle (noun); type of machine to break castle walls (adjective)
  5. 9. Solid part of the battlement to hide behind
  6. 12. The strongest and safest part of a castle; housed the water supply and lord’s quarters