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Machicolations

Scope note

Projecting series of corbels often surmounting the walls of later Medieval fortifications and carrying an overhanging portion of the stone floor of the rampart; also, the openings in the floor between the corbels for the delivery of missiles on the enemy below. RS

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30002695

Broader Terms used

<defensive wall components>

Equivalent Terms used

machicolation

Created

13yrs ago

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