Introduction -- Chronology -- Design and development (Motte and bailey castles ; Enceinte castles and courtyard catles ; Tower houses ; Entrances, stair towers and cap-houses) -- Construction (Structure ; roofing ; Slates ; Windows ; Floors ; Internal walls and details) -- Principles of defence (Artillery ; Gunloops) -- Tour of a castle: Urquhart (The Upper Bailey ; The Nether Bailey ; The gatehouse ; The tower house ; Ruin) -- Everyday life in the castles and tower houses -- The castles and tower houses at war -- The fate of the castles and towers -- Visiting the sites today.
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