1) Castle in Scotland
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https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/barmkin
Barmkin, also spelled barmekin or barnekin, is a Scots word which refers to a form of medieval and later defensive enclosure, typically found around smaller castles, tower houses, pele towers, and bastle houses in Scotland, and the north of England. It has been suggested that etymologically the word may be a corruption of the word barbican. The ba...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barmkin
battlement or turret on the outer wall of a castle
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http://phrontistery.info/b.html
Scottish term for defended courtyard of a castle. Also, the wall enclosing such an area
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http://www.castles-of-britain.com/glossary.htm
A barmkin was a defensive enclosure built around fortified tower houses and bastles. They were large thick walls used to protect cattle and other livestock from raiders. Access to the enclosure as a whole was through bolted gates. They were mainly built in the 16th and 17th centuries. No surviving examples have been found in Northumberland, though ...
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http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20766
the small walled yard attached to a pele tower (generally Scottish)
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http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22129
the small walled yard attached to a pele tower (generally Scottish)
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https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20402
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