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Former gate in London Wall
The Tower Hill Postern was a small fortified entrance (postern) at the eastern terminal point to the London Wall, at the junction of the Wall and the Tower
Tower_Hill_Postern
Secondary door or gate in a fortification
postern in the east city wall called Windsore Postern. There were at least three posterns in the wall at New College Gardens. The Tower Hill Postern was
Postern
Area of London, England
Tower Hill tube station to the boundary of the Tower of London where the remains of the south tower of the medieval postern gate are visible. Tower Hill
Tower_Hill
Grade I listed urban defence in England
with a postern on Tower Street. Beyond the Ouse, the walls resume at Skeldergate, where there was once another postern. They climb past Baile Hill, take
York_city_walls
Defensive wall built around London
Additionally there were pedestrian-only gates such as the Tower Hill Postern at Tower Hill. A further medieval defensive feature was the restoration of
London_Wall
Castle in London, England
two towers. It was similar to, although slightly smaller than, that also built by Henry III at Winchester Castle. Near Wakefield Tower was a postern gate
Tower_of_London
City walls of Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey)
1453. Known posterns are the Yedikule Kapısı, a small postern after the Yedikule Fort (between towers 11 and 12), and the gates between towers 30/31, already
Walls_of_Constantinople
Defensive structure used in fortifications
A fortified tower (also defensive tower or castle tower or, in context, just tower) is one of the defensive structures used in fortifications, such as
Fortified_tower
Area of London, England
force of troops from the Tower garrison came through the Tower Hill Postern, the small side gate where the City wall met the Tower moat and attacked the
East_End_of_London
Prehistoric settlement in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
city's walls, towers, and a postern from the time of Justinian leading down to the Maritsa river. Today, the archaeological complex on the hill is one of
Nebet_Tepe
Air defense towers used by Nazi Germany
works of Old Masters. Both towers were covered over and now appear to be natural hills in Volkspark Friedrichshain. The G-tower, known as Mont Klamott (Rubble
Flak_tower
Liberty in Central London
the Tower, or the Tower Liberty, was a liberty in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Central London, which includes both Tower Hill and the Tower of
Liberties of the Tower of London
Liberties_of_the_Tower_of_London
Street and area in the City of London
("gate, opening, passage") and was a common Old English compound meaning "postern" or "swing gate" and survives in various place names across England as
Ludgate_Hill
Castle built on a natural feature that stands above the surrounding terrain
A hill castle or mountain castle is a castle built on a natural feature that stands above the surrounding terrain. It is a term derived from the German
Hill_castle
Small defensive fort
tower in Bray, County Wicklow. Martello Tower South No.7, on Tara Hill, Killiney Bay, is unique, as is its location as an enfilading tower. The Tower
Martello_tower
Ancient Greek fortified port city of Megaris
north and south walls to the sea. A small postern (auxiliary) gate was located immediately north of the second tower on the eastern side. The northern of the
Aigosthena
Tower that was part of a medieval town wall or castle
Witch tower or Witches' Tower (German: Hexenturm) is a common name or description in English and other European languages for a tower that was part of
Witch_tower
Castle in Northumberland, England
main towers along the walls of the outer bailey. Running clockwise from the keep, they are the Postern Tower, the Constable's Tower, the Record Tower, the
Alnwick_Castle
Type of stone structure, built for defensive and habitation purposes
A tower house is a particular type of stone structure, built for defensive purposes as well as habitation. Tower houses began to appear in the Middle Ages
Tower_house
Coastal defence structure
Cliff) in the south to Station 10 (Castle Hill) in the north. Half of these stations were located in tall towers, and half in low-rise cottages. The length
Fire_control_tower
Small medieval fortified keep or tower house
Peel towers (also spelt pele) are small fortified keeps or tower houses, built along the English and Scottish borders in the Scottish Marches and North
Peel_tower
Fortified tower built in the Middle Ages
A keep is a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars have debated the scope of the word keep
Keep
Ruined Norman castle in Shropshire, England
public house built against ruins of the castle, was demolished and the postern (northern) bailey gate belonging to the castle was discovered. It was planned
Bridgnorth_Castle
Ruined castle in Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
the shield wall was reinforced by one or two flanking towers before a shield tower and a postern were constructed in the front, maybe around the beginning
Château_de_Salm
Rocky ridge in the Hittite capital Ḫattuša, Turkey
replaced the earlier Postern Wall, shifted upward, while west, north, and east walls adapted to the terrain's irregularities. The 21 towers or bastions aligned
Büyükkale
Fortification for a bridge
A bridge tower (German: Brückenturm) was a type of fortified tower built on a bridge. They were typically built in the period up to early modern times
Bridge_tower
Type of defensive-work
were a development in fortification formalised by Vauban, among others. A postern gate was placed low down in the curtain wall close to the centre in order
Tenaille
9th-century walls in Rome
the stretch of wall that led back from the Castel Sant'Angelo: a small postern gate behind the fortified Mausoleum, called the Posterula S. Angeli and
Leonine_City
Ruined 11th-century castle in Grand Est, France
Ministry of Culture. "Tour de Brunehaut" : north façade Curtain wall and postern Location of ruins on cadastral map List of castles in France Notes Kennedy
Château_de_Vaudémont
Type of fortification
watchtower or guardtower (also spelled watch tower, guard tower) is a type of military/paramilitary or policiary tower used for guarding an area. Sometimes fortified
Watchtower
Japanese architectural element
Yagura (櫓, 矢倉) is the Japanese word for "tower", "turret", "keep", or "scaffold". The word is most often seen in reference to structures in Japanese castle
Yagura_(tower)
Defensive tower
A battery tower was a defensive tower built into the outermost defences of many castles and town walls, from the 15th century, after the advent of firearms
Battery_tower
Castle in Piedmont, Italy
entrances served the site: an eastern postern set in a central turret and a western carriage gate topped by a tower later absorbed into internal buildings
Proh_Castle
Fortified structure
especially horseshoe-shaped towers; finely-cut often rusticated ashlar facing stones with intricate poured cores; concealed postern gates and complex bent
Castle
Two-part defensive tower
A butter-churn tower (German: Butterfassturm) is a two-part defensive tower in which the upper section has a smaller width than the lower section. This
Butter-churn_tower
Castle in Scotland
square turret with machicolations is located above the postern gate in the west wall. The Lord's tower is a secure, private set of rooms, probably intended
Doune_Castle
Defensive feature in medieval fortification
postern gates could also feature a bent entrance, usually on a smaller scale. For instance, in the ruined Hospitaller castle at Belvoir, posterns open
Bent_entrance
Civil Parish in Kent, England
(Castle Hill Farmhouse) 1251205 More images Q26543189 Barn and Adjoining Cartsheds Aqpproximately 25 Metres North of Postern Park Farmhouse II Postern Lane
Listed buildings in Capel, Kent
Listed_buildings_in_Capel,_Kent
Fortified refuge or defended settlement on a rise of elevation
the post-Roman period. The fortification usually follows the contours of a hill and consists of one or more lines of earthworks or stone ramparts, with stockades
Hillfort
Uppermost defensive platform of an ancient or medieval gateway, tower
is the uppermost defensive platform of an ancient or medieval gateway, tower (such as the fighting platform on a bergfried) and breteche. The fighting
Fighting_platform
Castle in Wales
The south-west and south-east towers have three storeys, with the south-east tower possessing a basement and postern gate which could be used in a counter-attack
Haverfordwest_Castle
Hamlet in Kent, England
itself, the parish includes the communities of Castle Hill, Colts Hill, Five Oak Green, Postern, Tudeley and Whetsted. The name Capel may have derived
Capel,_Kent
Castle in West Yorkshire, England
12th-century wall and the Piper Tower's postern gate and the foundations of a chapel are the oldest remains. The ruins of the Round Tower or keep are on the 11th-century
Pontefract_Castle
Outward structure of a fortification
pieces had become powerful enough to make the traditional medieval round tower and curtain wall obsolete. This was exemplified by the campaigns of Charles
Bastion
Fortified tower at a major gateway
A gate tower is a tower built over or next to a major gateway. Usually it is part of a medieval fortification. This may be a town or city wall, fortress
Gate_tower
Auxiliary defensive structure outside a larger fort
small hills that overlooked the defences, but in previous centuries, they had been too far from the fortifications to be a threat. A small hill close
Redoubt
Historic castle in Framlingham, England
Next to the poorhouse is the Postern Gate, which leads to the Prison Tower. The Prison Tower, also called the Western Tower, is a significant defensive
Framlingham_Castle
Castle in City of Edinburgh, Scotland
(89 ft). Round towers are located at each corner, with a postern, or side gate, located at the base of the south-east tower. The towers have keyhole-shaped
Craigmillar_Castle
Booby-trapped stake or spike
tower Portcullis Postern Powder tower Qal'a Reduit Ribat Ricetto Ringwork Roundel Quadrangular castle Shell keep Shield wall Shiro Toll castle Tower castle
Punji_stick
Defensive structure encircling Norwich, England
0 km), the flint walls incorporated around 40 towers, such as the Boom Towers, Cow Tower and Black Tower, as well as 12 gates including the St Stephen's
Norwich_city_walls
Form of medieval and later defensive enclosure; Scots word
survives at Hills Tower in Dumfries and Galloway. The "Barmekin of Echt", near the village of Echt, Aberdeenshire, is a prehistoric hill fortification
Barmkin
Type of fortress in Arab or Islamic regions
of a watchtower, on a hill top, is the wrong place for a keep or granary." Archaeologists have found images of similar towers in the ruins of Qaryat
Kasbah
much during military actions, remaining in quite good condition. The Dohna Tower (German: Dohnaturm) was built in 1858 in Neo-Romanesque style and is named
Königsberg_fortifications
Gatehouse in Canterbury, Kent, England
still passes between its drum towers. This scheduled monument and Grade I listed building houses the West Gate Towers Museum as well as a series of historically
Westgate,_Canterbury
Type of fortification
deploy siege engines. Also, the gate and posterns are typically strengthened using a bent entrance or flanking towers. Concentric castles were expensive to
Concentric_castle
Ruined castle in France
entrance by means of a detachable ladder. Today, the secret passage's postern is closed off, but the path is still there. The castle is one of the "Five
Peyrepertuse
Medieval castle in Yonne, France
meters wide, and surrounded by a wall. The town was typically accessed by a postern (secondary gate), located at the northern tip of the triangle, where the
Château_de_Druyes
Castle in Hauts-de-France, France
still used today and is located between two cylindrical towers. On the opposite side, a postern gate allowed an exit to the fields back when the castle
Château_de_Boulogne-sur-Mer
Historic site in Spain
overlooking a rocky outcrop of the hill, facing the river and the former Muslim side of the frontier. A second gate, a smaller postern gate, is located in the northern
Castle_of_Gormaz
Medieval fortification
existed for building a mound and a tower: the mound could either be built first, and a tower placed on top of it; the tower could alternatively be built on
Motte-and-bailey_castle
Pyramidal anti-tank obstacles
tower Portcullis Postern Powder tower Qal'a Reduit Ribat Ricetto Ringwork Roundel Quadrangular castle Shell keep Shield wall Shiro Toll castle Tower castle
Dragon's teeth (fortification)
Dragon's_teeth_(fortification)
Ruined castle and fortifications in Denbigh, Wales
castle, the Postern Tower, originally three storeys high, links the castle to one end of the town walls. The adjacent Upper Gate and the Postern Gate formed
Denbigh_Castle_and_town_walls
Cogotas culture. The word castro comes from the Latin castrum, which means "hill fort". The castro is a fortified village that began to be inhabited from
Castros_(Spain)
Town and district of Osmaniye province, Turkey
reveals a compact keep-like structure with a massive tower at the east, which protects a postern gate. There are continuous galleries with pointed vaults
Düziçi
Fortified outpost or gateway
gateway, such as at an outer defense perimeter of a city or castle, or any tower situated over a gate or bridge which was used for defensive purposes. Medieval
Barbican
Small turret projecting from the top of towers or parapets
the new Town House, built in 1868–74, incorporates bartizans in the West Tower. Guarita at Fortaleza de Santiago, Sesimbra Municipality, Portugal Gardjola
Bartizan
Ruined castle in Scotland
boat could be brought. From here a steep path leads to the well-fortified postern gate on the cliff-top, which in turn offers access to the castle via the
Dunnottar_Castle
Norman castle in England
Northampton Castle railway station. All that remains of the castle today is the Postern Gate, near Northampton Railway Station. The castle was built under the
Northampton_Castle
Castle on a spur
castle is a type of medieval fortification that is sited on a spur of a hill or mountain for defensive purposes. Ideally, it would be protected on three
Spur_castle
Underground home
tower Portcullis Postern Powder tower Qal'a Reduit Ribat Ricetto Ringwork Roundel Quadrangular castle Shell keep Shield wall Shiro Toll castle Tower castle
Atomitat
Arts centre in Colchester, Essex, England
and inconvenient" postern gate in the Roman wall which gave access to the churchyard was enlarged and stone steps were added. The tower was still a ruin
Colchester_Arts_Centre
Type of barbed wire
tower Portcullis Postern Powder tower Qal'a Reduit Ribat Ricetto Ringwork Roundel Quadrangular castle Shell keep Shield wall Shiro Toll castle Tower castle
Concertina_wire
Type of fortified tower
tour-beffroi; Italian: torrione; Castilian: torre del homenaje) is a tall tower that is typically found in castles of the Middle Ages in German-speaking
Bergfried
Reinforced space to protect people from bombing attacks
the masonry and all the earth covering of the bomb-proof shelter, the postern gallery, a part of the earth covering of the magazines, and an earthen
Bomb_shelter
Type of fortification
the short-term use of the garrison. The first known example is the Cow Tower, Norwich, built in 1398, which was of brick and had three storeys with the
Blockhouse
Underground structure for launching missiles
tower Portcullis Postern Powder tower Qal'a Reduit Ribat Ricetto Ringwork Roundel Quadrangular castle Shell keep Shield wall Shiro Toll castle Tower castle
Missile_launch_facility
Grade I listed castle in the United Kingdom
and a drawbridge, protected by a barbican and a large circular tower called the "High Tower", which was complete by 1370. The work was probably overseen
Hadleigh_Castle
Form of castle design common in Scotland and England
and England. The Z-plan castle has a strong central rectangular tower with smaller towers attached at diagonally opposite corners. Prominent examples of
Z-plan_castle
Flood control and military fortification barrier
tower Portcullis Postern Powder tower Qal'a Reduit Ribat Ricetto Ringwork Roundel Quadrangular castle Shell keep Shield wall Shiro Toll castle Tower castle
Hesco_bastion
Capital of Roman Britain
Thames at around half that. In addition to small pedestrian postern gates like the one by Tower Hill, it had four main gates: Bishopsgate and Aldgate in the
Londinium
Raised bank of land or barrier
fans who wish to sit on the grass or watch the game from the top of the hill. Bunding is the construction of a secondary impermeable barrier around and
Berm
Type of medieval fortification
built on a motte or artificial hill. The tower castle is occasionally also described as a tower house castle or a tower house. Sometimes, during the development
Tower_castle
Castle in Azraq, Zarqa Governorate, Jordan
Hussein "took up his quarters in the south-east corner tower, and made that roof tight." The postern gate was shut each night, "The door was a poised slab
Qasr_al-Azraq
Ruined Roman fortress in Jordan
a large square tower, with a discreet postern gate piercing the curtain wall at the foot of the western tower. The vaulted passageway of this secondary
Qasr_Bshir
Defensive structure; typically a fence or wall made from wooden stakes
wooden fortifications often decay, one of the best-preserved Carolingian hill forts that demonstrates use of palisade construction is in Büraburg, Germany
Palisade
Semi-permanent facility for the lodging of an army
camps, including Tidworth Camp, Blandford Camp, Bulford Camp, and Devil's Tower Camp of the British Army; and Camp Lejeune and Camp Geiger of the United
Military_camp
3rd-century fortifications of Rome
16 m (52 ft). By 500 AD, the circuit possessed 383 towers, 7,020 crenellations, 18 main gates, 5 postern gates, 116 latrines, and 2,066 large external windows
Aurelian_Walls
Defensive fortification in Verona, Italy
the cardinalus maximus. A series of towers were placed at the decumanus and minor cardinus that acted as posterns: some of them were provided with a passage
Roman_walls_of_Verona
Architectural fortification element
A flanking tower is a fortified tower that is sited on the outside of a defensive wall or other fortified structure and thus forms a flank. From the defensive
Flanking_tower
Form of gate in medieval structures
of latticed wrought iron bars used for defensive purposes in castles and tower houses. Unlike a portcullis, which is raised and lowered vertically using
Yett
Castle in East Sussex, England
19th-century, the Roman original probably did not look much different. A postern gate was set into the north wall next to a section that has now collapsed
Pevensey_Castle
Ruined medieval castle in Northumberland, England
of the castle constable, or possibly for the local people. There is a postern gate in the eastern wall, added in the 1450s, and a further gateway in
Dunstanburgh_Castle
Underground bunker
tower Portcullis Postern Powder tower Qal'a Reduit Ribat Ricetto Ringwork Roundel Quadrangular castle Shell keep Shield wall Shiro Toll castle Tower castle
Scallywag_bunker
Cheshire Alnwick Castle, Northumberland Arundel Castle, West Sussex Baile Hill, North Yorkshire Bedford Castle, Bedfordshire Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire
List of motte-and-bailey castles
List_of_motte-and-bailey_castles
Area-denial weapon
tower Portcullis Postern Powder tower Qal'a Reduit Ribat Ricetto Ringwork Roundel Quadrangular castle Shell keep Shield wall Shiro Toll castle Tower castle
Caltrop
Artillery piece mounted so as to descend behind a parapet for loading
tower Portcullis Postern Powder tower Qal'a Reduit Ribat Ricetto Ringwork Roundel Quadrangular castle Shell keep Shield wall Shiro Toll castle Tower castle
Disappearing_gun
Town and civil parish in Shropshire, England
crossed; the postern gates on the other hand are located by and named after old outlying districts. The 7 gates are (clockwise from the castle; postern gates
Ludlow
Prehistoric lake dwelling
tower Portcullis Postern Powder tower Qal'a Reduit Ribat Ricetto Ringwork Roundel Quadrangular castle Shell keep Shield wall Shiro Toll castle Tower castle
Crannog
Hill castle built on a summit
A hilltop castle is a type of hill castle that was built on the summit of a hill or mountain. In the latter case it may be termed a mountaintop castle
Hilltop_castle
Heavy vertically-closing gate typically found in medieval fortifications
trapped group of attackers. In England, working portcullises survive at the Tower of London, Monk Bar in York, Hever Castle in Kent, and the hotel conversion
Portcullis
TOWER HILL-POSTERN
TOWER HILL-POSTERN
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a tower, usually a defensive fortification or watchtower, from Middle English, Old French tūr (Latin turris).English : occupational name for someone who dressed white leather, cured with alum rather than tanned with bark, from an agent derivative of Middle English taw(en) (Old English tawian ‘to prepare, make ready’).English : Americanized spelling of German Tauer.
Boy/Male
Indian
The new Moon
Female
English
Short form of English Tilly, TILL means "mighty in battle."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Thrower.Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Treabhair (see Trevor).Americanized spelling of German Trauer, a habitational name for someone from Trauen in Lower Saxony.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Hill 1.North German : from the personal name Hille, a pet form of Hildebrand.Dutch : from the place name ten Hulle, from hulle ‘hill’, found in many parts of the Netherlands.Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads in southwestern Norway, mostly on islands, named Hille, from Old Norse hilla ‘terrace’, ‘ledge’.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Gil, GILL means "pledge-bright."
Surname or Lastname
English (southeastern)
English (southeastern) : variant of Hill 1.English (southeastern) : patronymic from Hill 2.
Boy/Male
Indian, Swedish
Mountain
Male
English
Pet form of English William, BILL means "will-helmet."
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
From the Hall or Manor
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Hill 1.English : from a pet form of Hugh.
Male
English
Short form of English William, WILL means "will-helmet."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Gujarati, Indian, Lebanese, Swedish
Resolute Protector; Form of William; Resolute Guardian; Will Desire; Will Helmet; Protect
Boy/Male
Muslim
The new Moon
Male
English
 English surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English heall "hall," hence "lives at the hall." Middle English name HALL means "to cover, conceal."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Hill, from southeastern Middle English hell ‘hill’, a dialect form characteristic of Kent and Sussex.English : from a personal name, Helle, which may have been a variant of Elie (a Middle English form of Elias), or perhaps a short form of a personal name formed with Hild- as the first element (see Hilliard for example), or perhaps from the female personal name Helen.German : nickname from Middle High German hell ‘bright’, ‘shining’.German : variant of Helle 3.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Tower, with later -s.English : habitational name for someone from Tours in Eure-et-Loire, northern France, so called from the Gaulish tribal name Turones, of uncertain etymology.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : extremely common and widely distributed topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, Middle English hill (Old English hyll).English : from the medieval personal name Hill, a short form of Hilary (see Hillary) or of a Germanic (male or female) compound name with the first element hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’.German : from a short form of Hildebrand or any of a variety of other names, male and female, containing Germanic hild as the first element.Jewish (American) : Anglicized form of various Jewish names of similar sound or meaning.English translation of Finnish Mäki (‘hill’), or of any of various other names formed with this element, such as Mäkinen, Heinämaki, Kivimäki.
Male
Hebrew
(תּï‹×žÖ¶×¨) Hebrew name TOMER means "tall, stately," like a palm tree.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, German, Swedish, Teutonic
Purposeful Peace; Will-helmet; Will; Desire; Bright; Famous
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a.
Having towers; adorned or defended by towers.
n.
Any paper, containing a statement of particulars; as, a bill of charges or expenditures; a weekly bill of mortality; a bill of fare, etc.
n.
Capacity of undergoing or suffering; fitness to be acted upon; susceptibility; -- called also passive power; as, great power of endurance.
n.
The earth raised about the roots of a plant or cluster of plants. [U. S.] See Hill, v. t.
a.
Abounding with hills; uneven in surface; as, a hilly country.
a.
To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of; as, to lower the temperature of anything; to lower one's vitality; to lower distilled liquors.
v. t.
To destroy; to ruin; as, to kill one's chances; to kill the sale of a book.
n.
See Sill., n. a foundation.
v. t.
To surround with earth; to heap or draw earth around or upon; as, to hill corn.
n.
A building or collection of buildings with machinery by which the processes of manufacturing are carried on; as, a cotton mill; a powder mill; a rolling mill.
a.
Lofty; as, hilly empire.
n.
A mechanical agent; that from which useful mechanical energy is derived; as, water power; steam power; hand power, etc.
n.
A hill of meeting or council; an elevated place in the open air where public assemblies or courts were held by the Saxons; -- called, in Scotland, mute-hill.
v. t.
A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them; as, a hill of corn or potatoes.
n.
See Moot-hill.
n.
The shaft or thill of a carriage.
a.
To reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or turret.
n.
Ill will; malice.
v. t.
To charge or enter in a bill; as, to bill goods.