Why, then, do so many medieval castles have clockwise spiral staircases ... a way to get from one floor to another. The reason why such a high proportion of them wend one way rather than the ...

Medieval castles today seem largely ornamental and ... They could also be great traps if there were pointed stakes driven into the floor of the ditch. If the castle had a moat, it would typically ...

An excavation project in northwestern France has uncovered the ruins of a medieval castle ... fortress-like castle were relatively well-preserved. The ground floor, which was at times 13 feet ...

An early-medieval castle in the Lake District area of England ... and bedrooms on the third-floor feature 17th-century period decor with four poster beds. Surrounding the castle are 25 acres ...

Step inside Ballintotis Castle, a two-bedroom, private detached medieval castle located in Ballintotis ... encasement and slim frame profiles; the floor replaced in oak; new plumbing and ...