Hourds, Brattices] Covered wooden galleries supported on brackets at the top of a castle wall to defne its base through openings in the gallery floor. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 412) Related terms: Castle / Hoardings

Hoardings, Hourds Hourds Covered wooden balconies suspended from the tops of walls and towers, allowing defenders to climb through the crenellations to drop missiles and fire arrows accurately on any attackers at the base of the wall.

deliberately buried groups of valuables or prized possessions, often in times of conflict or war, and which, for one reason or another, have not been reclaimed. Metal hoards are a primary source of evidence for the European Bronze Age.