Half tower
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A half tower (sometimes half-tower), open tower, open-backed tower or open-gorged tower ( , Halbschalenturm or Schanzturm) is a fortified stone tower in an external wall or castle enceinte that is open, or only lightly constructed, at the rear.
A half tower (sometimes half-tower), open tower, open-backed tower or open-gorged tower ( , Halbschalenturm or Schanzturm) is a fortified stone tower in an external wall or castle enceinte that is open, or only lightly constructed, at the rear.
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