Castle Presentation Presenter: Art Wright

Castles A Brief Introduction

Popular interest in castle ruins began with the age of romanticism, and has remained an intriguing subject throughout history. Terminology History Construction Examples Resources Locations in Arizona Summary Note: Due to time limitations, please keep questions to a minimum during the presentation.

Definition Castle - (Latin - castellum,”small fortified place”) A fortified residence of a lord or monarch. Derived from the walled cities of ancient Rome and the fortified palaces of Byzantium, the castle became virtually ubiquitous in western Europe during the wars of the late Middle Ages.

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Castle Terms Bailey or Ward: courtyard within the walls of the castle. Concentric: having two sets of walls, one inside the other Crenel: notched battlement made up of alternating openings in a square, saw-teeth pattern. Donjon: the inner stronghold (keep) of a castle. Drum Tower: a round tower built into a wall Merlon: part of a battlement, the square "saw tooth" between crenels Moat (Motte): The name moat, properly meaning, bank or mound, was transferred to the ditch surrounding a castle. The trench around the rampart of a castle or other fortified place was often filled with water. Palisade: a sturdy wooden fence built to enclose a site until a permanent stone wall could be constructed Sapping: undermining, as of a castle wall Turret: a small tower rising above and resting on one of the main towers, usually used as a look out point Wall Walk: the area along the tops of the walls from which soldiers could defend the castle

All Castles Had Similar Parts

History Time Frame –6 th Century - 10 th Century (medieval) –11 th Century – 15 th Century (post-medieval) Construction Influences –Residential Castles Status Symbol –Military Castles Castle walls were increasingly thicker and stronger in response to the development of artillery. The main function of all castles was defense. Types –Simple Wooden Structures (Ring Works) Set on mounds of dirt Surrounded by a ditch –Stone Walls (Palisades) Better Protection Motte (Moat) – earth mound Bailey – court yard

History ……. Keeps (Donjon) – 40 to 50 feet high –Norman Influence –Located within the Bailey –Moats with Drawbridges –Square vs. Round –Final Defensive Position End of Castles –Around 1500 AD (Gothic Period) –Invention of Gunpowder –Imposing Residence (Churches)

Construction Considerations –Castle License - Under Norman rule, noble men could not build castles without the monarch's permission. –Manpower (2000 tradesmen) –Weather –Time 10 Feet of Elevation Per Year 5 – 45 years –Cost (“Tens of Thousands of Pounds”) Material Manpower $ per sq. ft. in today's market + overhead Built On Cliffs or a Bend In a River Style –Ring-work - enclosure surrounded by a ditch with an earth rampart inside it, and a wooden fence around the rampart –Motte-and-Bailey – mounds of dirt – wooden tower

Construction …… Style (cont.) –Stone Castles – Began in 1067 –Stone Enclosure Castles – Began in 1088 –Concentric Castles – enclosure with additional curtain wall –Tower Houses – similar to a rectangular Keep –Fortified Manors – were not true castles –Pele Towers – poor mans castle

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Pele Tower

Windsor Castle (13 Acres) Built by William the Conqueror

Gothic Architecture originated in northern France in the twelfth century. Located in Sussex, England, Bodiam marks the beginning of a great departure from the Middle Ages. Gothic architecture became prevalent in Western Europe around The Church was the most prolific Gothic builder of the Middle Ages. Bodiam Castle

l5th century c haracteristic of English Gothic, York Minster stretches out over the city rooftops, a great horizontal structure almost 500 feet long. The cathedral massing is varied, the transepts project strongly, and there is a second set of transepts near the east end. YORK MINSTER

King Ludwig’s Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany Begun in 1869

Construction Tradesmen –Master Mason - Supervisor –Hewers – Quarried the stone –Freemasons – Cut stone and carved decorative moldings –Rough-masons and Layers - built the walls –Carpenters, Well-diggers, metal-smiths, quarrymen, cooks Materials (granite weights ~ 170 lbs/cf) –Stone – Chalk, Limestone, granite, and Flint –Mortar – Water, Sand, Lime, Oxblood, Cockleshells, Chalk –Wood –Lead ( plumbing & roofing), Brass, Pewter, Gold, Iron –Brick – was not used much. –At 1476 feet up, Castell Dinas is the highest castle site in Britain. It is located in Wales.

Resources Books (Amazon.com) –Castles and Fortresses by Robin S. Oggins –Castles : Their Construction and History by Sidney Toy Web     – – – –

Locations In Arizona COPENHAVER CASTLE - Phoenix TOVREA CASTLE - Phoenix SIBLEY CASTLE - Copper Creek MYSTERY CASTLE - Phoenix BRADY CASTLE - Tucson LAMANCHA CASTLE -Lake Havasu City UNKNOWN CASTLE - Chandler PRESCOTT CASTLE - Prescott

Summary Special thanks to Prof. Hattenhauer Nations rise and fall, but castles are forever in our hearts and our dreams. Good luck with your castle quest.

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