nacreous

Does anyone here know the name for the front porch of a castle? After the moat, before the gate? I cant find it in books. At least not yet.
Any ideas?

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joifulartist84

Well, it's definitely not porch. :-P

This site might help. Seems pretty comprehensive.
Glossary of Architectural Terms - B - Architecture Guides from Archiseek.com

From what I remember in an architecture class (many years ago) most castles didn't have a moat and were much simpler than Hollywood leads us to believe.

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nacreous

thank you kindly. I will check this out.

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nacreous - a type of high-flying cloud which often reflects the setting sun back to the earth long after darkness has fallen on the land.

Annanan1

i think that it is this.

Barbican: an outwork or forward extension of a castle gateway

hope that is what you are looking for this might help too.

http://www.castlewales.com/casterms.html

wendy

nacreous

it has a nice ring to it, and it is close enough in meaning to what I wanted, so I think barbican it is.
thanks

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nacreous - a type of high-flying cloud which often reflects the setting sun back to the earth long after darkness has fallen on the land.