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title: Medieval Castle Latrine
author: Père Igor
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8862/medieval-castle-latrine/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Medieval Castle Latrine

_Authored by Père Igor_

## Image File

[![Medieval Castle Latrine](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8862.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8862.jpg)

## Image Caption

A latrine, typical of those built into [medieval castle](https://www.worldhistory.org/Medieval_Castle/) walls. 12-14th century CE. Château de Gageac, Gageac-et-Rouillac, Dordogne, France.

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Igor, P. (2018, June 01). Medieval Castle Latrine. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8862/medieval-castle-latrine/>
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### MLA
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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gageac-et-Rouillac_ch%C3%A2teau_Gageac_latrine_(2).jpg) by **Père Igor**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 01 June 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.