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gatehouse
Sign in to saveAlso known as lodge, lodge house, gate house, entrance lodge, gate lodge
thumb|right|The southern entrance to York, Micklegate Bar
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thumb|right|The southern entrance to York, Micklegate Bar
A gatehouse is a type of fortified gateway, an entry control point building, enclosing or accompanying a gateway for a town, religious house, castle, manor house, or other fortification building of importance. Gatehouses are typically the most heavily armed section of a fortification, to compensate for being structurally the weakest and the most probable attack point by an enemy. There are numerous surviving examples in France, Austria, Germany, England and Japan.
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