You made it to the courtyard! Like the fields outside the castle, the courtyards inside the walls were kept as open as possible. But they were not totally empty. Along the walls were built small buildings for storage purposes, shelters for animals (sheep, cattle, horses, hunting dogs and falcons and even message pigeons) and also for humans - inside the stone walls it was awfully cold and damp during the winter so at least some of the people lived in the courtyard buildings.
Other things found in the courtyards were haystacks, a well, an orchard or a garden and perhaps some fruit trees. Also the kitchen and the smithy were located there to lessen the risk of a possible fire spreading to the other parts of the castle. |
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