Portcullis
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A portcullis is a heavy, vertically closing gate typically found in medieval fortifications. It consists of a latticed grille made of wood and/or metal, which slides down grooves inset within each jam
Portcullis at Desmond Castle, Adare, County Limerick, Ireland
The inner portcullis of the Torre dell'Elefante in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
Double portcullis gates at Petersberg Citadel, Erfurt
Hever Castle
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Hever Castle is located in the village of Hever, Kent, near Edenbridge, 30 miles south-east of London, England. It began as a country house, built in the 13th century. From 1462 to 1539, it was the se
Portcullis
…archers and crossbowmen to kill the trapped group of attackers. In England, working portcullises survive at the Tower of London, Monk Bar in York, Hever Castle in Kent, and the hotel conversion, Amberley Castle. In Scotland, a working portcullis is at Edinburgh Castle. The portcullis was the heraldic badge of…
Hever Castle in 2014
The bedroom of Henry VIII at Hever Castle
Hever Castle from the Moat, circa 1850, by David Cox Jr.
Hever Castle