The document provides instructions for designing a medieval castle, specifying that it must include all 5 elements from Part A (crenellations, wall walk, tower, ashlar, and great hall) and at least 5 elements from Part B (kitchen, armory, dungeon, oubliette, solar, finial, moat, portcullis, murder holes, arrow slit, postern gate, barbican, or drawbridge). It then lists and defines the basic elements that comprise a castle, separating them into the required Part A and optional Part B sections.

1. Designing a Medieval Castle
Your castle must include all 5 elements from Part A.
Your castle must include atleast 5 elements from Part B.
Basic"Anatomy" ofaCastle
PartA
*Crenellation / Battlements
(on top of castle wall)
*Wall Walk
(sidewalk on top of castle wall)
*Tower
(cylindrical
or cubical)
*Ashlar*Great Hall
(main building)
PartB
*Kitchen
(another building)
*Armory
(another building)
*Dungeon
(usually underground)
*Ouibuliette
(underground dungeon
accessible through a
hole)
*Solar
(2nd story of
Great Hall)
*Finial
(thin piece of
stone/wood at the
top of a tower)
*Moat
(a deep ditch or a body
of water around a
castle)
*Portcullis
(a grid gate behind
the main gate)
*Murder Holes
(holes in the top of
gate for dropping
objects on people)
*Arrow Slit
(a thin window for
archers)
*Postern Gate
(backdoor / escape
route for castle)
*Barbican
(stone protection for
gate; like a
gatehouse)
*Drawbridge
(a door / bridge over
the moat)
Amy Zschaber www.artfulartsyamy.com