Gatehouse

A gatehouse was a strong building built over the gateway to a city or castle. A gatehouse is found on European castles, manor houses and mansions. 

Sometimes gatehouses defended a town by being built across a bridge, a river or a moat, as in Monmouth.

 English gatehouses 
Ightham Mote
Nottingham Castle
Stokesay Castle
Stanway Hall, Stanway, Gloucestershire
Westwood, Worcestershire
Burton Agnes Hall, Yorkshire
Hylton Castle, Hylton, Sunderland
Hertford Castle

 French gatehouses 
Château de Suscinio
Château de Trécesson
Château de Vitré

Category:Fortification