Category:Portcullises
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Internationalization
Беларуская: герса
Беларуская (тарашкевіца): герса
Български: герс
Dansk: faldgitter
Deutsch: Fallgatter / Fallgitter
English: Porticullis
Español: rastrillo
Esperanto: herso
Français : herse
Italiano: saracinesca
עברית: שער מתרומם
Nederlands: valhek
Occitan : rastèu
Polski: brona
Português: rastrilho
Русский: герса
Suomi: askuportti
Svenska: fällgaller
ไทย: ประตูชักรอก
English: Portcullis - a latticed grille or gate made of wood, metal or a combination. Portcullises fortified the entrances to many medieval castles, and were mounted in vertical grooves in castle walls and could be raised or lowered quickly by means of chains or ropes attached to an internal winch.
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Subcategories
This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 total.
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- Portcullises in Austria (2 F)
- Portcullises in Estonia (3 F)
- Portcullises in France (9 F)
- Portcullises in Germany (7 F)
- Portcullises in Ireland (8 F)
- Portcullises in Italy (25 F)
- Portcullises in Poland (12 F)
- Portcullises in Romania (4 F)
- Portcullises in Spain (9 F)
- Portcullises in Sweden (4 F)
Media in category "Portcullises"
The following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total.
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Castle Rushen gatehouse entrance and portcullis.jpg 1,944 × 2,592; 1.52 MB
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Novaya Dvina Fortress,herse.jpg 4,096 × 3,072; 4.04 MB
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Strongholdsymbol.svg 87 × 90; 7 KB
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