- Chemin de ronde
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A chemin de ronde (French pronunciation: [ʃəmɛ̃ də ʁɔ̃d], meaning round path or patrol path), allure, or more prosaically a wall-walk is a raised protected walkway behind a castle battlement.[1][2]
In early fortifications, high castle walls were difficult to defend from the ground. The chemin de ronde was devised as a walkway allowing defenders to patrol the tops of ramparts, protected from the outside by the battlements or a parapet, placing them in an advantageous position for shooting or dropping.
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Categories:- Fortification
- Medieval defences
- Castles
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