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Bartizan

Small turret corbelled out from corner or flank of a tower or wall.

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bartizan
History; Medieval

Overhanging battlemented corner turret, corbelled out; common in French and Scottish military architecture.

bartizan
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small turret corbelled out from corner or flank of a tower or wall.

bartizan
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Overhanging battlemented corner turret, corbelled out; common is Scotland (and France).

bartizan
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An overhanging wall-mounted turret projecting from the walls of ancient fortifications.

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