Water castle
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A water castle, sometimes water-castle, is a castle which incorporates a natural or artificial body of water into its defences. It can be entirely surrounded by water-filled moats or natural waterbodi
Bodiam Castle (Sussex, England)
Mespelbrunn Castle (Bavaria, Germany)
Trakai Castle
Kasteel van Wijnendale (Wijnendale Castle)
Island castle
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The island castle, or insular castle, is a variation of the water castle. It is distinguished by its location on an artificial or natural island. It is a typical lowland castle.
Water castle
…natural or artificial body of water into its defences. It can be entirely surrounded by water-filled moats (moated castle) or natural waterbodies such as island castles in a river or offshore. The term comes from European castle studies, mainly German Burgenkunde. Some interpretations of the category emphasise that the…
Castle Stalker, an island castle in Scotland
Kızkalesi, an island castle in Turkey