Shield wall and main entrance Stahleck Castle
main gate , shield wall
the castle defended high hillside on west chemise wall has been fortified form shield wall 2.6 m thick. there interior stairway, not, however, reach far roofed chemin de ronde @ top of wall; used reach upper floors of 1930s tower building. of tall, narrow embrasures subsequently walled closed @ base , fitted wooden frames absorb recoil of firearms. fishtail shape indicates wall dates first half of 14th century. @ top flanked on both sides polygonal turrets replaced 2 earlier round towers.
below shield wall moat cut out of rock. section of measuring 18 13 metres separated off , filled water, doubling cistern. stone bridge leads on moat main entrance; gateway guarded embrasured turret above , leads elongated zwinger.
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