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1970-01-01 4 hours ago

Why nothing in North America but forts? There are lots of ancient structures that should be considered. Ex: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montezuma_Castle_National_Monu...

sharkjacobs 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> # Etymology

> Neither part of the monument's name is correct. ... was not a "castle" in the traditional sense, but instead may have functioned more like a "prehistoric high rise apartment complex".[8]

My understanding was always that aside from vanity castles like Craigdarroch (https://thecastle.ca) there aren't castles in North America because they're only practical in a pre-cannon world

bluGill 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Castles are practical against cannons but only if built with thicker walls than typical.

monomers 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

There's at least a couple on the map, e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapultepec_Castle

That one you linked definitely merits inclsion, tho. Had never heard of it. Thanks.

Edit: Or maybe not: apparently it's not considered a castle, despite the name.

1970-01-01 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Castle means fortified stone building then? What are you considering? Wikipedia has many more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_castles_in_the_United_...

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shagie 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I'm moderately disappointed that Fort Point in San Francisco isn't listed.

Things like Fort Dearborn in Chicago are listed, but all that remains is markers of the perimeter... while Fort Point is a structure that you can visit and walk around.

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