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Keep
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The innermost and strongest structure or centeral tower
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Gatehouse
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A house at or over a gare, used as the gatekeep's quarters and fortification
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Allure
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A passageway; the walk along or on top of the castle's main defensive wall
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Dungeon
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A strong dark prison cell, usually underground
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Stockpile
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A place to hold a supply of material, usually weapons and metal scraps, saved for further use
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Torturer's Guild
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A hut or room in the castle used for torture to inflict pain of prisoners
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Armory
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A storage place for weapons and other war equipment
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Bath House
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A building where people go to bath in pool like structures
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Portcullis
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A strong grating, made of iron, made to slide down vertical groovs of the gateway to prevent passage
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Drawbridge
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A bridge, usually leading to the gateway, that lies above the moat and is able to be drawn up to prevent passage
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Moat
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A deep wide trench, usually filled with water, used to protect the castle
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Curtain Wall
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An exterior wall used for protection and privacy
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Bailey
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The defensive wall surrounding an outer court of a castle
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Flanking Tower
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A smaller tower on the castle wall that has little slits for archers to fire arrows at enimies
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Turrent
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A small tower not used for denfense
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