L-plan castle

As an L- plan architecture castles and residential towers in the shape of an L, typically referred to for the 13th to 17th centuries. This construction is quite common in Scotland, but also in England, Ireland, Romania, Sardinia and other regions. The L- plan emerged as the extension from the log cabin or a simple square tower in the early Middle Ages. To improve the construction techniques, it became possible to build a larger base and a complex shape. One motivation for the L- plan was the associated opportunity to defend the entrance door by fire from adjacent walls. This trick has been promoted particularly by the advent of cannons used by the attackers.

It was common to use very thick walls for the connection of the two wings. For example, the stone walls of Muchalls Castle in Scotland are thick on the ground over fourteen feet. The built in the 13th century ramparts carry a defensive tower. A reconstruction of the 17th century probably consisted of an identical structure.

Further examples of the Scottish L- plan castles are:

Examples of Irish L- plan architecture are Balingarry Castle in Balingarry, which was originally built as a front orman African ring castle, but was converted into a high medieval L- plan tower house, and Gleninagh Castle from the 16th century, which is only partially preserved. The L- plan served as a template for Rathmore Castle in County Meath.

As an example of Eastern Europe Herasti castle in Ilmov in Romania is to be called, including the parts of the Italian Renaissance. In Cagliari in Sardinia two remaining buildings in the L - plan style as Pisan towers are known; a third was destroyed by English and Spanish Navy. The buildings date from 1217 and are each 30 meters high. They served as important towers over the lake and the island's interior.

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