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  2. Elevated entrance - Wikipedia

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    For example, the gate to the inner ward at the fortress of Aggstein (in Wachau) is about six metres above the level of the courtyard of the outer ward. At the Küssaburg in Baden, the gate of the inner ward is four metres above the ground and was probably reached using a wooden ramp.

  3. Gate - Wikipedia

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    Gate from Bucharest (Romania) Art Nouveau gate of Castel Béranger (Paris) Candi bentar, a typical Indonesian gate that is often found on the islands of Java and Bali. A gate or gateway is a point of entry to or from a space enclosed by walls. The word derived from old Norse "gat" [1] meaning road or path; But other terms include yett and port.

  4. Medieval fortification - Wikipedia

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    Reinforced wood door. A typical exterior wooden door might be made out of two or more layers of oak planks. The grain of the wood would run vertically on the front layer and horizontally on the back, like a simple form of plywood. The two layers would be held together by iron studs, and the structure might be strengthened and stiffened with ...

  5. Tapsel gate - Wikipedia

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    Tapsel gate at St Simon and St Jude church, East Dean. Tapsel gates are made of wood and are balanced on a solid wooden or metal pivot, instead of being hinged on one side. [2] [3] They can be opened easily, in either direction, with a small push; they therefore are much easier to negotiate than more typical gates. Common problems of side ...

  6. Palisade - Wikipedia

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    Reconstruction of a palisade in a Celtic village at St Fagans National History Museum, Wales Reconstruction of a medieval palisade in Germany. A palisade, sometimes called a stakewall or a paling, is typically a row of closely placed, high vertical standing tree trunks or wooden or iron stakes used as a fence for enclosure or as a defensive wall.

  7. Gatepost - Wikipedia

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    Slip gates are a form of gate which permits people and vehicles through an entrance but which blocks the passage of animals. Branches or worked wood crossbars or stangs were used, one field slip gate pier with L-shaped grooves and the opposing stile gatepost with square or circular concavities to receive the three or four horizontal crossbars.