Assertion: castle's fortification | /r/HasProperty | built
Facets:
value: from earth
type: LOCATION
value: from timber
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Their fortifications are the oldest surviving English New World fortifications (due primarily to their being constructed of stone, whereas contemporary English fortifications on the North American continent were built from timber and earth).
text: A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime.
text: Although the elite in Britain and Ireland continued to maintain and build castles in the style of the late medieval period there was a growing understanding through the Renaissance, absent in the 14th century, that domestic castles were fundamentally different from the military fortifications being built to deal with the spread of gunpowder artillery.
text: Yet many of the warnings have gone unheeded, and what fortifications have been built appear inadequate.
text: A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to solidify rule in a region during peacetime.