Looking at Buildings

Glossary

Battlement: Type of termDefinition (tool-tip); TermBattlement; Alternative Terms-; Replaced with-; Short Description-; Long DescriptionDefensive parapet, composed of merlons (solid) and crenels or crenelles (embrasures or openings) through which archers could shoot; sometimes called crenellation. Also used decoratively. Irish battlements have the up-and-down rhythm of merlons and crenels interrupted at the corners, which are built up in a series of high steps; typical of late medieval Irish architecture.; Images; See also
See also:Merlons; Term Language-