Cruising along the moat that surrounds Matsue Castle, a national treasure, passengers pass under no less than 16 bridges.

If you look up the word ‘moat’, the definition is this – “a long wide channel dug around a castle and filled with water to make it difficult for enemies to attack.” However, in the ...

"If you say moat, everybody thinks of a castle with a big moat around it, as a defensive ditch," explained Mr Hart, senior publications officer of the archaeological educational charity.

WAKAYAMA—A rare event to explore the underwater world of Wakayama Castle’s moat took place here on Oct. 5 as volunteers and city officials lowered the water level, revealing a hidden ecosystem.

The castle, believed to be around 600 years old ... a "square tower," which stood at one end of the structure along the moat that encircled the entire thing. Most records of the mill have not ...

Wessex Archaeology said experts had also found part of the Sheffield Castle moat and signs of the interior layout. The discoveries were made during excavations for Sheffield Council's Castlegate ...

Drawbridges usually went over a ditch or a moat. The drawbridge at Threave Castle near Castle Douglas (above) went over a moat flooded with water from the River Dee. A portcullis was a heavy metal ...

You could cross the moat by using a special bridge ... if they were surrounded by an enemy army Sally: Good question. Castles would often be near a river or have a well, so that they didn't ...

Deal Castle in Kent is located a stone's throw from the town's pebble beach and has stunning scenic views of the English ...

OTSU--A 30-meter-long stone wall and a moat were unearthed at the site of the castle belonging to the 16th ... The Otsu city government surveyed around 900 square meters of land in October for ...