Archaeologists believe the medieval castle, found beneath the courtyard of a coastal French hotel, is around 600 years old.

The castle's moat, filled with abundant water, marks the gentle passage of time. In this episode, we welcome you to Matsue, a place surrounded by abundant water, and where prayers and lives are ...

The waste matter fell into the moat below. Even some several hundred years after they were last used, you still can see castle walls stained ... time to time. Clean water, remember, was hard ...

WAKAYAMA—A rare event to explore the underwater world of Wakayama Castle’s moat took place here on Oct. 5 as volunteers and city officials lowered the water level, revealing a hidden ecosystem.

The drawbridge at Threave Castle near Castle Douglas (above) went over a moat flooded with water from the River Dee. A portcullis was a heavy metal gate at the entrance of a castle. The defenders ...

Each castle had gates, often with a metal barrier called a portcullis and with doors made of a very strong wood. And sometimes they had a moat, which is a ditch filled with water to stop people ...