Gatehouse with Machicolation

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A 13th century CE gatehouse at Aigues-Mortes, France. At the top centre there is a machicolation or murder hole - a hole in the projecting overhang of a wall or tower through which missiles may be dropped on the enemy.

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Cartwright, M. (2018, May 30). Gatehouse with Machicolation. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8827/gatehouse-with-machicolation/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Gatehouse with Machicolation." World History Encyclopedia, May 30, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8827/gatehouse-with-machicolation/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Gatehouse with Machicolation." World History Encyclopedia, 30 May 2018, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8827/gatehouse-with-machicolation/.

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