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Why Were Castles Built on Hills?

The hilltop castles are incredibly gorgeous, but why did the ancestors build these fortresses so high? Due to the high altitude, building castles on a hill offered a significant defence advantage during the sieges and easy control of the surrounding lands in peaceful times. Of course, there were some other reasons for constructing them as …

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What is Inside a Medieval Castle?

A usual question when someone arrives in front of a castle, what’s inside? Most frequently, an interior of a Medieval Castle contains a complex of rooms like; The Great Hall Gatehouses Bed Chambers Solars Bathrooms & Lavatories  Kitchens,  Pantries,  Larders  Butteries Chapels  Cabinets  Boudoirs Storerooms, Undercrofts & Cellars Ice Houses Dovecotes The Well Some of …

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