Dungeon
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A dungeon is a type of prison, usually an underground room or cell, in which prisoners are held. Dungeons are generally associated with medieval castles. They are closely connected in concept both to
The dungeons of Blarney Castle, Ireland
A dungeon door in the Zrinski Castle in Čakovec, Croatia
Garderobe
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Garderobe is a historic term for a room in a medieval castle. The Oxford English Dictionary gives as its first meaning a store-room for valuables, but also acknowledges "by extension, a private room,
Dungeon
…dungeons in castles is often exaggerated to interest tourists. Many chambers described as dungeons or oubliettes were in fact water-cisterns or even latrines. Few Norman keeps in English castles originally contained prisons, which were more common in Scotland. Imprisonment was not a usual punishment in the…
The garderobe at Peveril Castle, Derbyshire, England
Interior of a late 13th-century garderobe at Chirk Castle in Wales.