Barbican // the outer defence of a castle

September 17, 2015 by bg-martin

A further line of defence in front of a castle’s gatehouse, often designed to enclose attackers who could then be bombarded from above with missiles.
Barbican also refers to the fortified outposts lying outside the main defences of a city’s walls.

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