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Machicolations, Bartizans and Forty Fat Pigs: Medieval Castle Architecture and Siegecraft
Arts Centre Washington, Biddick Lane, Fatfield, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE38 8AB
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17th June 2026
1.00pm to 2.30pm
£4
A start-up guide to castles! Why build them? Location, location, location! What is in fashion? Any accessories? Surviving inside them. Attacking them. Defending them… all useful, hands-on stuff.
An introduction to this fascinating subject by self-confessed castleholic Stuart Miller. Oh! And the story of forty fat pigs as well… if you don’t know your bartizans from your crenelles, or can’t tell machicolations from mangonels, this is ideal for you!
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