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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_91134" /> == | |||
<p> (n.) Alt. of [[Barbacan]] </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_22957" /> == | |||
<p> is an advanced work before the gate of a castle or fortified town, or any outwork at a short distance from the main works, generally serving the purpose of a watchtower. There are barbicans remaining at York, Scarborough, Alriwick, and [[Carlisle]] castles. This term is especially applied to the outwork intended to defend the drawbridge, called in modern fortifications the tete du pont. It was frequently constructed of timber. It often consists of two-walls parallel to each other with an arch or a gate at each end to defend the principal gate, which is midway between them. </p> | <p> is an advanced work before the gate of a castle or fortified town, or any outwork at a short distance from the main works, generally serving the purpose of a watchtower. There are barbicans remaining at York, Scarborough, Alriwick, and [[Carlisle]] castles. This term is especially applied to the outwork intended to defend the drawbridge, called in modern fortifications the tete du pont. It was frequently constructed of timber. It often consists of two-walls parallel to each other with an arch or a gate at each end to defend the principal gate, which is midway between them. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_91134"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/barbican Barbican from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_22957"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/barbican Barbican from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_22957"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/barbican Barbican from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:07, 13 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) Alt. of Barbacan
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
is an advanced work before the gate of a castle or fortified town, or any outwork at a short distance from the main works, generally serving the purpose of a watchtower. There are barbicans remaining at York, Scarborough, Alriwick, and Carlisle castles. This term is especially applied to the outwork intended to defend the drawbridge, called in modern fortifications the tete du pont. It was frequently constructed of timber. It often consists of two-walls parallel to each other with an arch or a gate at each end to defend the principal gate, which is midway between them.
