A castle is a
type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle
Ages by nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified
residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a palace, which is not
fortified; from a fortress, which was not always a residence for nobility; and
from a fortified settlement, which was a public defence – though there are
many similarities among these types of construction. Usage of the term has
varied over time and has been applied to structures as diverse as hill forts
and country houses. Over the approximately 900 years that castles were
built they took on a great many forms with many different features, although
some, such as curtain walls and arrowslits, were commonplace. Source
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