Moat Cailin

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Moat Cailin is a strategically vital, ancient fortress in the Neck of Westeros that controls passage between the North and the southern regions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
fictional location
fortress
appearsIn A Song of Ice and Fire
Game of Thrones
appearsInMedium novels
television series
associatedWithHouse House Reed
builtBy the First Men
capturedBy House Greyjoy
condition partially collapsed
ruined
controls land passage between the North and the south of Westeros
the causeway through the Neck
createdBy George R. R. Martin
currentRegionLoyalty House Stark
defensiveAdvantage difficult terrain
narrow approach
describedAs ancient
strategically vital
feature causeway road
multiple towers
swampy surroundings
fictionalWorld Westeros (fictional continent)
surface form: Westeros
guardedBy garrisons controlling the causeway
languageOfName the Common Tongue
locatedIn Westeros (fictional continent)
surface form: Westeros

The Neck
surface form: the Neck

Seven Kingdoms
surface form: the Seven Kingdoms
locatedInRegion The North
surface form: the North
militaryRole defense of the North
near the swamps of the Neck
originallyBelongedTo House Stark
The King in the North
surface form: the Kings of Winter
partOf the main north–south land route in Westeros
recapturedBy House Stark
strategicImportance choke point in the Neck
gateway to the North
threatTo invading southern armies
travelSignificance bottleneck for armies moving between regions
typeOfLocation border fortress
universe A Song of Ice and Fire
surface form: World of A Song of Ice and Fire
usedInConflict War of the Five Kings
surface form: the War of the Five Kings

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Westeros (fictional continent) hasDefensiveStructure Moat Cailin
subject surface form: Westeros