Talk:Spur castle

Abschnittsburg
There is a special case called Abschnittsburg in German, meaning a succession of baileys along a ridge. However, I do not think there is a term for that in English, so I have included it here implicitly. Perspicaris (talk) 14:12, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

Edinburgh
Edinburgh Castle in Scotland has only a single route of access, does that make it a "spur"? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.99.112.90 (talk) 00:23, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

Cross dyke
Is there a relationship between Cross dyke and this article? I'd love it if someone knowledgeable about either subject could elucidate on that connection or the evidence indicating that they aren't related.--Wcoole (talk) 20:48, 2 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Not really. Spur castles are generally a medieval fortification centred typically on a bergfried or keep surrounded by wards and walls. Their purpose was to protect territory and they are very much a feature of central Europe. A cross dyke is a prehistoric ditch with a variety of possible uses but often in conjunction with a hill fort.
 * If anything a cross dyke is more like a neck ditch, but I would still avoid confusing the two because of their different historic contexts. It might make sense to link the two though - I'll do that, so thanks for raising this. --Bermicourt (talk) 07:30, 3 October 2014 (UTC)