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Remember the medieval-style castle complete with a moat and drawbridge that went up for sale in Oakland Township back in 2022? Well, it's still for sale. And the price recently dropped by $200,000.
In some castles, the gatehouse was so strongly fortified it took on the function of a keep, sometimes referred to as a "gate keep". In the late Middle Ages, some of these arrow loops might have been converted into gun loops (or gun ports). Urban defences would sometimes incorporate gatehouses such as Monnow Bridge in Monmouth.
In German, a "Torburg", lit. "gate castle", is a relatively autonomous and heavily fortified gateway of a castle or town. Medieval castle gateways of this type usually have additional fortifications in front of them. A common form is the tower gateway (German: Turmtorburg); a variant is the bastion gateway (German: Halbrundturmtorburg).
Portcullis at Desmond Castle, Adare, County Limerick, Ireland The inner portcullis of the Torre dell'Elefante in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy A portcullis (from Old French porte coleice 'sliding gate') is a heavy, vertically closing gate typically found in medieval fortifications. [1]
Greene & Greene Collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif. Greene, who was an influential figure in the 20th century Arts & Crafts movement, met businessman and writer D.L. James when ...
Shea's Castle, also known as Rock Castle, Antelope Valley, California, built in 1924. It is a stone castle-like house with a crenellated roof-line. [62] Singer Castle, formerly Jorstadt Castle, Thousand Islands, New York, built in 1896. Designed by Ernest Flagg for Frederick Gilbert Bourne of the Singer Manufacturing Company. [63]
At least eight turrets. Stained glass windows around a medieval-looking door. Sneering stone gargoyles. These fantastical features could all be found gracing the exterior of 3320 N. San Fernando Blvd.
Originating from the gatehouses of medieval monasteries and manorhouses, gatekeeper's lodges became fashionable in the Georgian era along with landscape gardens. Initially these lodges were functional wooden buildings, intended to retain livestock and deter intruders, but during the 18th century, they developed into a visual statement, designed ...