Talk:Sally port

message: As the historical section notes, a sally port is a small "side entrance" to a castle or fortress used by the defenders for the egress and ingress of raiding parties (usually at night). The main entrance would NOT be used for this purpose because (a) it would be under continuous observation by the attackers, making it impossible to enter to leave undetected, (b) it is far too large for the intended purpose, and (c) opening it would be far too risky, since it would entail the risk (even the probability) that the attackers would "rush" it in an effort to take the place by storm without the hard work of going over or through a wall.
Having said all that, does anyone know why the MAIN ENTRANCE of Fort McHenry is being used as an example of a sally port here?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lexington50 (talk • contribs) 08:32, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Probably as an example of this so-called "modern usage". Personally I've never come across this anachronistic and frankly reversed perversion of the term "sally port", it would be lovely to know what who revived it and mutilated it in this way, I suspect this is another example of American Only usage- To be clear, a "sally port" is an EXIT, in this "modern usage" the term has now become a synonym for "protected entrance"; a very different thing.OzoneO (talk) 17:08, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Main Entrance is a sally port?!

message: Is there really no entry on gate lodge or gatelodge (redirect here), in the UK sense of a gatekeeper's lodge at the gates of a country house or park? This is largely distinct from the sense in this article (and as a UK English speaker, I've never heard "sally port" used for such structures), and it was disconcerting to be redirected here. Espresso Addict (talk) 03:37, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gate lodge? 

message: I reinserted and fleshed out a comparison of sally ports to these one-way devices, which allow free movement of persons in one direction but restrict or prevent it in the other.CharlesHBennett (talk) 12:39, 3 December 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I removed your original edit because it was unsourced, and Wikipedia does not accept original research.  Thank you.  Magnolia677 (talk) 12:47, 3 December 2017 (UTC)

text: User:CharlesHBennett wishes to expand the definition of "Sally port" to include traffic-control mechanisms at airports and on public transit.  I have asked CharlesHBennett to support their claim, and they provided two sources,  and , which never once use the word "sally port".  This edit is unsourced original research, and should be deleted unless it can be supported by a reliable source.  Magnolia677 (talk) 20:51, 3 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Comparison of sally ports to turnstiles, exits from airport secure areas, etc.  

message: Accidentally pressed enter while editing my edit description....
It was supposed to say this:
Removed "Cultural References" section per MOS:TRIVIA - the only item in the section wasn't very relevant to the article, and the page for the Coat of arms of Malta mentions the sally port and links to this article, so if someone really wants that info they can look in "What links here" -- Doomhope (talk) 07:50, 16 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed "Cultural References" section