 | 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... 4 KB (510 words) - 14:28, 17 March 2023 |
 | Nanstein Castle (German: Burg Nanstein) is a ruined medieval spur castle above the town of Landstuhl, Germany, which has been partially reconstructed... 6 KB (292 words) - 04:42, 26 April 2024 |
 | in Northern Ireland Draw or re-entrant, the low ground between two spurs Spur castle Valley, Ridge, Gully Terrain Features and Contour Lines Archived 2019-10-30... 2 KB (227 words) - 23:56, 14 August 2023 |
 | ridge. Hillside castle (Hangburg), that is built on the side of a hill and thus is dominated by rising ground on one side. Spur castle (Spornburg), that... 4 KB (459 words) - 01:35, 11 January 2024 |
 | Margat) where curtain walls of a spur castle followed the contours of a hill. Concentric castles resemble one castle nested inside the other, thus creating... 8 KB (992 words) - 15:43, 1 October 2023 |
 | Concentric castle Fortified house Hill castle Hillside castle Island castle Lowland castle Ridge castle Spur castle Toll castle Water castle Castle features:... 112 KB (13,795 words) - 21:17, 20 April 2024 |
 | Hohenecken Castle (German: Burg Hohenecken) (MHG: buorch hônecke) is the ruin of a spur castle from the Hohenstaufen era on the Schlossberg hill above... 4 KB (438 words) - 02:20, 22 May 2022 |
 | topographical grouping of hill castles it is classified as a spur castle because it lies on the extreme end of a hill spur surrounded on three sides by... 12 KB (715 words) - 05:10, 23 July 2022 |
 | hill (as in a spur castle), giving an upper bailey and lower bailey. They can also be nested one inside the other, as in a concentric castle, giving an outer... 5 KB (632 words) - 02:48, 21 January 2024 |
 | order castles. Topographically, a spur is a narrow ridge projecting from a larger hill. Built on this defensible feature, Montfort is a spur castle. The... 20 KB (2,232 words) - 05:37, 8 February 2024 |
 | The spur castle was used until 1632 as the administrative centre of the County of Werdenfels, but began to fall into disrepair thereafter. The castle ruins... 9 KB (994 words) - 12:58, 6 June 2022 |
 | Lichtenberg Castle (German: Burg Lichtenberg) is a ruin of the spur castle type; with a length of 425m (1,394 ft) it is the biggest castle ruin in Germany... 4 KB (461 words) - 15:04, 24 June 2023 |
 | Moosham Castle (German: Schloss Moosham) is a medieval castle near Unternberg in the Lungau region of Salzburg, Austria. The spur castle is situated at... 3 KB (347 words) - 19:54, 26 March 2024 |
 | Germany. The castle is located in the municipality of Zwingenberg in the state of Baden-Württemberg. The spur castle was built on a hill spur in the triangle... 4 KB (341 words) - 07:05, 8 February 2022 |
 | Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The original position of the spur castle, on a rock 60 metres (200 ft) above the Vltava valley, was altered by... 6 KB (708 words) - 18:23, 8 March 2024 |
 | The ruins of Liebeneck Castle were once a high mediaeval spur castle in the southwestern part of the Heckengäu, a forested region southeast of the village... 4 KB (374 words) - 07:09, 8 February 2022 |
 | The similar spur castle, located at the end of a ridge, is protected by drop offs on three sides. For mutual protection, several such castles could be built... 2 KB (191 words) - 08:57, 10 January 2024 |
 | Hilltop and spur castles were introduced by the Franks in order to hinder the deployment of heavy siege machinery. Whilst spur castles had to be prepared... 4 KB (464 words) - 13:07, 22 April 2024 |
 | its conquest by the Ayyubids and Mamluks. Kerak Castle is a prime example of a spur castle, a castle built on top of a mountain to take advantage of the... 18 KB (2,196 words) - 05:49, 29 October 2023 |
 | Bayreuth in the German state of Bavaria. The spur castle may be visited for an entrance fee. The hill castle is located within the Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein... 10 KB (896 words) - 18:56, 8 October 2023 |
 | The ruins of the Thurant Castle (German: Burg Thurant, also Thurandt or Thurand) stand on a wide slate hill spur above the villages of Alken on the Moselle... 13 KB (1,818 words) - 18:13, 2 March 2023 |
 | Bilstein is a spur castle on an extension of the nearby hill of Rosenberg. This hill spur falls away steeply on three sides so that the castle's defences only... 4 KB (482 words) - 18:44, 8 February 2022 |
Liebenstein Castle (German: Raubschloss Liebenstein) is a ruined castle on a rocky hill spur in the Schwarzwassertal valley near Pobershau. The spur castle was... 4 KB (425 words) - 15:16, 13 October 2023 |
 | This list includes castles and fortresses in Switzerland. Entries list the name and location of the castle, fortress or ruins in each Canton in Switzerland... 122 KB (748 words) - 19:57, 24 April 2024 |
 | Bubenstein Castle (German: Ruine Bubenstein), also called New Falkenstein Castle (Neu-Falkenstein), is a ruined spur castle at 560 m above sea level (NN)... 2 KB (216 words) - 10:19, 29 November 2020 |
 | Chemnitz in the state of Saxony in Germany. The castle is between the towns of Hartha and Grimma on a hill spur over the river Zwickauer Mulde, a tributary... 21 KB (2,377 words) - 18:47, 5 April 2024 |
GPX (secondary coordinates) List of castles List of Crusader castles Wikimedia Commons has media related to Castles in Syria. Sourdel 2010 Ancient City... 15 KB (315 words) - 14:19, 25 April 2024 |
 | Hospental Castle or Langobarden Tower is a ruined medieval castle in the municipality of Hospental in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. It is a Swiss... 2 KB (71 words) - 22:38, 13 March 2024 |
 | Grenzau Castle (German: Burg Grenzau) is a ruined spur castle at 250 m above sea level (NN) near Höhr-Grenzhausen in the county of Westerwaldkreis in... 6 KB (643 words) - 22:21, 8 February 2022 |
 | Landsöhr Castle (German: Burg Landsöhr), also called Landseer Castle (Burg Landseer) or Bertaburg, is a lost spur castle on a northern spur, 739.2 m above sea... 2 KB (186 words) - 14:31, 30 August 2022 |