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A 19th-century reconstruction of the keep at Château d'Étampes. Since the 16th century, the English word keep has commonly referred to large towers in castles. [4] The word originates from around 1375 to 1376, coming from the Middle English term kype, meaning basket or cask, and was a term applied to the shell keep at Guînes, said to resemble a barrel. [5]
The now ruined keep of the medieval Norman castle is commonly referred to as Clifford's Tower. Built originally on the orders of William I to dominate the former Viking city of Jórvík, the castle suffered a tumultuous early history before developing into a major fortification with extensive water defences. After a major explosion in 1684 ...
The keep at Provins encircled by a low wall. In medieval castles, the chemise (French: "shirt") was typically a low wall encircling the keep, protecting the base of the tower. Alternative terms, more commonly used in English, are mantlet wall or apron wall. [1] In some cases, the keep could be entered only from the chemise (i.e. at the first ...
Auckland Castle: Keep and bailey 12–16th century: Rebuilt Church of England: Mostly 16th-century, fragments remain of medieval castle, residence of the Bishop of Durham. [50] Barnard Castle: Keep and bailey 11–14th century: Ruins [51] Bowes Castle: Keep 12th century: Fragmentary remains Ruins of keep survive. [52] Brancepeth Castle: Keep ...
Hedingham Castle was the location for episode 2 of The Landscape of Man aired on Channel 4 in 2010, [20] in which the castle grounds and gardens, which had been left to become a wilderness throughout the 20th century, were restored. [1] The castle has also been a location for the feature film The Reckoning (2004) and for the BBC series Ivanhoe ...
The Castle, Newcastle, or Newcastle Castle is a medieval fortification in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, built on the site of the fortress that gave the City of Newcastle its name. The most prominent remaining structures on the site are the Castle Keep (the castle's main fortified stone tower, pictured below right), and the Black Gate, its ...
Keep was 180 ft (55 m) high, in 1917 the German army dynamited the keep and the four corner towers using 28 tons of explosives. Château de Fère-en-Tardenois: 13th century Ruins Château de La Ferté-Milon: Ruins Château de Guise: 10–16th century Ruins Ville de Guise: Donjon de Septmonts: 14th century Substantially intact Commune
Constructed around 1120-1137 by Amaury III of Montfort, the keep or donjon is the only vestige of the medieval castle of Houdan. It is a massive tower isolated from the town in the west, once used as a water tower. The tower is cylindrical, 16 metres in diameter and 25 metres in height.