These concentric walls and ditches built five centuries before ... They dropped the high, brittle castle walls in favor of lower, sloping walls designed to deflect and absorb cannon shot. Their ...

enabling inner defenders - such as archers - to shoot over the defenders of the outer walls. Great examples of concentric castles in Wales are Caerphilly and Beaumaris. What are these?

Its white walls, slender turrets and slate roofs made it the classic fairytale castle model ... massive gates and concentric courtyards designed to confuse invaders. In spring, cherry blossoms ...

A demolition order was issued after the war, but was never carried out. Instead, the castle gradually decayed - the outer wall of the concentric structure has suffered the worst damage.

The castles of Beaumaris and Harlech (largely the work of the ... Criterion (i): Beaumaris and Harlech represent a unique achievement in that they combine the double-wall concentric structure which is ...

It consists of two concentric walls, currently with ruins of buildings between them.On the southern facade of Pertek Castle, there are red hard bricks placed among the hewn stones and scattered ...

Harlech has 12ft-thick walls rising up to 40 feet high while ... the largest of the eight – is a perfect example of a concentric castle.

enabling inner defenders - such as archers - to shoot over the defenders of the outer walls. Great examples of concentric castles in Wales are Caerphilly and Beaumaris.