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My Good Babushka

(2,710 posts) Mon Jul 28, 2014, 08:03 AM Jul 2014

Bodiam Castle

Bodiam Castle (used as the swamp castle in Monty Python and the Holy Grail) was built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge. It is surrounded by an impressive moat. The 28 toilets of the castle drained directly into the moat making it truly just an open sewer. It was not really a defensive feature, either, as it could easily be drained in a day.

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Bodiam Castle (Original Post) My Good Babushka Jul 2014 OP
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I learned only recently, the moats we associate with defending castles was mostly a byproduct... Brother Buzz Jul 2014 #2

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2. I learned only recently, the moats we associate with defending castles was mostly a byproduct...
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Mon Jul 28, 2014, 02:02 PM
Jul 2014

of quarrying the stone as close as possible; the moats were an afterthought.

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