horikiri　 堀切

KEY WORD :　architecture / castles

A dry moat *karabori 空堀, dug to separate and hinder passage between two peaks connected by a ridge. Many examples can be seen in the vicinity of medieval mountain castles. Sometimes a pathway *horiuchimichi 堀内道, runs along the bottom of the moat.

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