Monday, December 07, 2015

Word of the Day -- Merlon

Battlements (or crenellation) are the parapets of towers or walls with indentations or openings (embrasures or crenelles) alternating with solid projections. Merlons are the saw-tooth effect or the "teeth" of the battlements, such as those from Dinefwr Castle, shown below.


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