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title: Gatehouse with Machicolation
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8827/gatehouse-with-machicolation/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Gatehouse with Machicolation

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Gatehouse with Machicolation](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8827.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8827.jpg)

## Image Caption

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](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) or tower through which missiles may be dropped on the enemy.

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2018, May 30). Gatehouse with Machicolation. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8827/gatehouse-with-machicolation/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Gatehouse with Machicolation." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 30, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8827/gatehouse-with-machicolation/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Gatehouse with Machicolation." *World History Encyclopedia*, 30 May 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8827/gatehouse-with-machicolation/>.

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