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Spur: A defensive outwork.

Scarp: The artificial cutting away of the ground to form a steep slope.

Shell Keep: Unlike the 'keep', which was a solid building, the shell keep was a stone wall that ran around the top of the motte making the area inside of the wall the more secure part of the castle structure. It is most likely to be found surounding timber castles.

Solar: The private chamber at the upper end of the Great Hall and above the floor level of the Hall. Only used by the Lord of the castle and his family and friends.

	Stringcourse: Projecting horizontal band or moulding set in the surface of a wall.
Stringcourse on the outer wall at Clifford Castle

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