Rock castle
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A rock castle is a type of medieval castle that directly incorporates natural rock outcrops into its defences to such an extent that the rock formations define the structure of the castle. Topographic
Castello di Mussomeli in Sicily
Castello della Pietra in Vobbia, Liguria
The gateway to Rotenhan Castle, which was entirely hewn out of the sandstone
Spangenberg Castle (Palatinate Forest), with the upper ward on the rock and the lower ward in front of it
Château de Fleckenstein
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Château de Fleckenstein is a ruined castle in the commune of Lembach, in the Bas-Rhin département of France. This fortress, built in the shape of a 52 m-long boat, has a long history. The castle was b
Rock castle
…hewn-out castle") for castles that had rooms artificially hewn out of the rock on which the castle stood. His examples of such rock-hewn castles include Fleckenstein, Trifels and Altwindstein. From a constructional point of view there is a close relationship with cave castles, which are also often enhanced with rooms…
The castle seen from Hohenbourg
Drawing of Fleckenstein by Specklin