Predjama grotto castle near Postojna (Adelsberg), SloveniaKropfenstein Castle near Waltensburg/Vuorz, Graubünden, Switzerland
A cave castle (German: Höhlenburg) or grotto castle (German: Grottenburg) is a residential or refuge castle that has been built into a natural cave. It falls within the category of hill castles. Unlike other types (such as water castles), such castles can only be assaulted from the front, or by drilling through the rock above; the gateway is usually located in the middle of a rock face, which makes it much more difficult to penetrate. Archaeological discoveries have revealed that caves were used as places of refuge as early as the Stone Age. The first medieval cave castles emerged in the 11th and 12th centuries. In the 14th and 15th centuries this type became more widespread, especially in certain parts of France and Switzerland.
A cavecastle (German: Höhlenburg) or grotto castle (German: Grottenburg) is a residential or refuge castle that has been built into a natural cave. It...
Predjama Castle (Slovene: Predjamski grad or grad Predjama, German: Höhlenburg Lueg, Italian: Castel Lueghi) is a Renaissance castle built within a cave mouth...
CaversCastle, also known as Cavers House, is a ruined tower house located at Cavers, Scottish Borders, Scotland. CaversCastle was a much extended tower...
The Humber, with commodities such as coal, lime, and stone returning. CaveCastle, which then was "near this town", was the seat and principal residence...
Postojna Cave (Slovene: Postojnska jama; German: Adelsberger Grotte; Italian: Grotte di Postumia) is a 24.34 km (15.12 mi) long karst cave system near...
a castle, giving bowmen an advantageous position from which to unleash missiles. Middle Ages portal Types of castles: Alcázar Burgstall Cavecastle Concentric...
Reigate Castle is a former castle in the town of Reigate in the county of Surrey, England. None of the castle buildings survive today, but a cave below...
also created that led down to a large limestone cave, known as Wogan Cavern, beneath the castle. The cave, which was created by natural water erosion, was...
A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and...
Nicholas Edward Cave AO FRSL (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian musician, writer and actor. Known for his baritone voice and for fronting the rock...
romanized: Spring of the Hermit's retreat) in modern Arabic, was a 12th-century cavecastle built into the southern cliffs of the Yarmouk River gorge in modern-day...
during sieges. The Velvet cave is a major attraction of the Valkenburg castle. The cave was hidden below Valkenburg castle. The cave was used by the block...
And Guide To The History, Legends, Shipwrecks & Rescues, Smuggling, Castles & Caves, Including The Story Of The Dollar Ship, by George Edmunds, 1979 (ISBN 0906570018)...
joined Farrukh. Before returning to Damascus, the raiders seized the cavecastle of Habis Jaldak in the Yarmuk Valley from its weak Frankish garrison...
Belfast Castle (Irish: Caisleán Bhéal Feirste) is a mansion located in Cave Hill Country Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in a prominent position 400...
Shelter Site is the only formally recognized cave in the US state of Delaware. It is located in New Castle County near Wilmington and the state line with...
Roman aqueduct or castellum aquae. It is the source of the English word "castle". Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary C. Julius Caesar...
The Cave of the Apocalypse (Greek: Σπήλαιο Αποκάλυψης, pronounced [Spilaio Apokalypsis]) is located approximately halfway up the mountain on the Aegean...
The Cave of the Patriarchs or Tomb of the Patriarchs, known to Jews by its Biblical name Cave of Machpelah (Biblical Hebrew: מְעָרַת הַמַּכְפֵּלָה, romanized: Məʿāraṯ...
Planina Cave (Slovene: Planinska jama), formerly also Little CastleCave (Malograjska jama) after Little Castle in the vicinity of its entrance, is one...
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