Original scientific paper

Gates in 12th - 15th Century Burgs

Zorislav Horvat

Abstract

The most vulnerable part of a burg was its gate, and special attention was paid to it. The gate was placed on higher ground or fronted by a ditch and approached across a drawbridge. It was guarded from the walls or the keep, or had a special gatehouse. Chains or wooden levers were used to raise the drawbridge, and a hinged wooden door and portcullis closed the entrance. Very few gates have been preserved, and almost no drawbridges, doors and so on.

Keywords

Croatia; medieval architecture; castles; gates; ortifications

Hrčak ID:

24038

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/24038

Publication date:

30.12.1998.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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