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A bridge castle () is a type of castle that was built to provide military observation and security for a river crossing. In the narrower sense it refers to castles that are built directly on or next to a bridge. Sometimes, however, castles close to a bridge are referred to as bridge castles. These fortifications were often designed as toll castles and were occupied only by a guard force. In Europe several examples of bridge castles have survived, especially in the south and southeast of the continent.

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  • A bridge castle () is a type of castle that was built to provide military observation and security for a river crossing. In the narrower sense it refers to castles that are built directly on or next to a bridge. Sometimes, however, castles close to a bridge are referred to as bridge castles. These fortifications were often designed as toll castles and were occupied only by a guard force. In Europe several examples of bridge castles have survived, especially in the south and southeast of the continent.
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  • A bridge castle () is a type of castle that was built to provide military observation and security for a river crossing. In the narrower sense it refers to castles that are built directly on or next to a bridge. Sometimes, however, castles close to a bridge are referred to as bridge castles. These fortifications were often designed as toll castles and were occupied only by a guard force. In Europe several examples of bridge castles have survived, especially in the south and southeast of the continent. The bridge castle type - which is only rarely mentioned in detail in the specialist literature - is not always clearly distinguishable from the "fortified bridge". In medieval Europe, numerous river crossings were protected by tower structures and outworks.
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