water castle

C17165
concept

A water castle is a fortified residence or stronghold surrounded by water—such as moats, lakes, or rivers—used both for defense and as a symbol of status.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
moated castle 19
Renaissance water castle 1
water fort 1

Instances (24)

Instance Via concept surface
Schloss Anif
Neo-Gothic Anif Castle
Ahaus Castle moated castle
Anif Castle
Schloss Ahlden moated castle
Egeskov Castle
Gagron Fort water fort
Castello Estense moated castle
Heeze Castle moated castle
Wolfsburg Castle moated castle
Bergedorf Castle moated castle
Bodiam Castle moated castle
Gemen Castle moated castle
Raesfeld
surface form: Schloss Raesfeld
moated castle
Jever Castle moated castle
Château de Lavaux-Sainte-Anne moated castle
Burg Linn moated castle
Burg Satzvey moated castle
Satzvey
surface form: Burg Satzvey
moated castle
Droste zu Vischering family
surface form: Vischering Castle
moated castle
Egeskov
surface form: Egeskov Castle
Renaissance water castle
Ahrensburg Castle moated castle
Schloss Ahrensburg museum moated castle
Veltwijck Castle moated castle