Matching Pairs MEDIEVAL CASTLESOnline version Parts of a medieval castles. by Alfonso Poza 1 BATTLEMENT 2 PORTCULLIS 3 KEEP 4 PATROL PATH 5 DRAWBRIDGE 6 MOAT 7 ARROW SLIT 8 WALL 9 STABLE A deep, wide ditch surrounding a castle, fort, or town, typically filled with water and intended as a defence against attack. A raised protected walkway behind a castle battlement. A type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility. A narrow vertical aperture in a fortification through which an archer can launch arrows. A strong gate made of bars that hangs above the entrance to a castle and was brought down to the ground in order to close the entrance against enemies A building where horses are kept A wall around the top of a castle, with regular spaces in it through which the people inside the castle can shoot A bridge that can be raised or brought down in order to protect a castle from attack A structure made of stone built creating a line of defense.