Source: Medieval castles (2005), Ch. 5 : Impact and Consequences : The Afterlife of the Castle
“Just as towers and crenellations indicated a building’s status, so the crenellated wall signified a castle in the visual arts and in that distinctive medieval sign language known as heraldry. The heraldic symbol of the kingdom of Castile, for example, consisted of a wall and three crenellated towers. This simple composition was easily recognized and reproduced.”
Source: Medieval castles (2005), Ch. 4 : The Castle as Symbol and Palace
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Source: De architectura (The Ten Books On Architecture) (~ 15BC), Book I, Chapter V, Sec. 5
Source: Medieval castles (2005), Ch. 1 : The Great Tower : Norman and Early Plantagenet Castles