Tag:castle_type=defensive
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 castle_type = defensive
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Defensive castle. Fortified, defensible dwelling or military stronghold. 
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| Status: de facto |
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A 
castle is fortified residence of a nobleman in the Middle Ages or comparable medieval defense building.
How to map
Set a node 
at the center of the feature or draw an area 
along its outline.
Add the tags historic=castle and castle_type=defensive.
Common combinations
name=*- name of the castestart_date=*- year when it was builtruins=yes- is it in ruins?wikimedia_commons=File:name- File name of a photo from Wikimedia Commonswikipedia=*- a link to Wikipedia's articlewikidata=*- an ID of the specific Wikidata item
Similar tags
castle_type=stately- stately home (château)castle_type=fortress- military fortress