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A keep is a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars have debated the scope of the word keep, but usually consider it to refer to large towers in castles that were fortified residences, used as a refuge of last resort should the rest of the castle fall to an adversary. The first keeps were made of timber and formed a key part of the motte-and-bailey castles that emerged in Normandy and Anjou during the 10th century; the design spread to England, Portugal, south Italy and Sicily. As a result of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, use spread into Wales during the second half of the 11th century and into Ireland in the 1170s. The Anglo-Normans and French rulers began to build stone keeps during the 10th and 11th centuries, including Norman keeps, with a square or rectangular design, and circular shell keeps. Stone keeps carried considerable political as well as military importance and could take a decade or more to build.

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castle keep; donjon; great tower; tribute tower
fortified tower, fortification, 

donjon, fortification, 

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  • donjon ⓘ
    type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility
  • Castillo menor de Nuévalos ⓘ
    castle in Nuevalos, Spain
  • Castle of Biota ⓘ
    defensive tower in Biota, Spain
  • Castle of Calmarza ⓘ
    castle in Spain
  • Chilham Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed castle in Chilham, Kent, England, UK
  • Crupet Castle ⓘ
    castle in Crupet, Belgium
  • Ruins of the castle of Montagny ⓘ
    castle ruins in Montagny-les-Monts in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Solidor Tower ⓘ
    tower in Saint Malo, Britanny, France
  • Spaniola Castle ⓘ
    castle in Switzerland
  • Torre de Biel ⓘ
  • Torre de Layana ⓘ
    castle in Layana, Spain
  • Tower of Ruesca ⓘ
    castle in Spain
  • Tower of the Urrea family ⓘ
    castle in Sestrica, Spain
  • Vushtrri Castle ⓘ
    cultural heritage monument of Kosovo
  • Donjon de Niort ⓘ
    medieval castle in the French town of Niort
  • Burg Raaf ⓘ
    castle in Raeren, Belgium
  • Torre de los Abades de Veruela ⓘ
  • Muralhas e Torre de Menagem de Idanha-a-Velha ⓘ
    building in Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
  • Caesar's Tower at Appleby Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed tower in Appleby-in-Westmorland, United Kingdom
  • Castle Site of Montbazon ⓘ
    series of fortified structures, Montbazon, France
  • Château d'Étableau ⓘ
  • Château de Bassoues ⓘ
  • Château de Coëtmen ⓘ
  • Château de Montfort ⓘ
  • Coolhill Castle ⓘ
    keep in County Kilkenny, Ireland
  • Donjon d'Amay ⓘ
  • donjon d'Espirat ⓘ
  • donjon de Bailleulmont ⓘ
  • Donjon de Bierbais ⓘ
  • donjon de Bours ⓘ
  • Donjon de Buenc ⓘ
  • donjon de Cerny-lès-Bucy ⓘ
  • Donjon de Chamborand ⓘ
  • donjon de Châteaumur ⓘ
  • Donjon de Chenillat ⓘ
  • Donjon de Cigogné ⓘ
  • Donjon de Clermont ⓘ
  • Donjon de Côtebrune ⓘ
  • Donjon de Craponne-sur-Arzon ⓘ
  • Donjon de Cravant ⓘ
  • Donjon de Curçay-sur-Dive ⓘ
  • Donjon de Day ⓘ
  • Donjon de Gouzon ⓘ
    Chauvigny, France
  • Donjon de Jayac ⓘ
  • Donjon de Jouy ⓘ
  • Donjon de la Boyle ⓘ
  • Donjon de la Chaise ⓘ
  • Donjon de La Marche ⓘ
  • Donjon de la Motte ⓘ
  • donjon de la Rigaudière ⓘ
  • donjon de la Roche-Élie ⓘ
  • Donjon de la Roche-Posay ⓘ
  • Donjon de La Salle ⓘ
  • donjon de la Sauvetat ⓘ
  • Donjon de la Toque ⓘ
    keep in Huriel, France
  • donjon de Lastic ⓘ
  • donjon de Lenest ⓘ
  • donjon de Lespinasse ⓘ
  • Donjon de Mailly-le-Château ⓘ
  • donjon de Mallemort ⓘ
  • Donjon de Moncontour ⓘ
  • Donjon de Montessus ⓘ
  • Donjon de Péchon ⓘ
  • Donjon de Pertuis ⓘ
    tower in Pertuis, France
  • Donjon de Rosans ⓘ
  • donjon de Saint-Cassien ⓘ
  • Donjon de Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye ⓘ
  • Donjon de Sainte-Suzanne ⓘ
  • Donjon de Salives ⓘ
  • donjon de Salles-sur-l'Hers ⓘ
  • Donjon de Vez ⓘ
  • Donjon de Villeret ⓘ
    castle in Wallonia
  • donjon des Gournay ⓘ
  • Donjon dit Tour de Ganne ⓘ
  • Donjon du château de Brest ⓘ
  • Donjon du Château de Vincennes ⓘ
  • Donjon du Crozet ⓘ
  • donjon du Petit-Fourchaud ⓘ
  • Donjon du Temple ⓘ
  • donjon Lacataye ⓘ
  • Donżon w Lublinie ⓘ
  • Ensemble médiéval de Pignan ⓘ
    religious building in France
  • Ensemble monumental de Tourtouse ⓘ
    church located in Ariège, in France
  • Haus Raeren ⓘ
    castle in Raeren, Belgium
  • Kut Tower ⓘ
    tower in Al -Kharj
  • Maagdentoren ⓘ
    building in Zichem, Belgium
  • Marze Keep ⓘ
  • Matilda keep (Livorno) ⓘ
  • Montchauvet Keep ⓘ
  • Mortemer's Round Tower ⓘ
  • Puy-Murat ⓘ
    village in France
  • Site du Castellas ⓘ
  • St Leonards Tower ⓘ
    Grade I listed tower in West Malling, Kent, England, UK  
  • Torre Blanca ⓘ
  • Torre de Fernagüelo ⓘ
  • Torre de Menagem ⓘ
  • Torre del Homenaje (Alcázar de Madrid) ⓘ
    Former structure in the erstwhile Alcázar of Madrid
  • Torre Ponce de León ⓘ
  • Torreón con espadaña ⓘ
    cultural property in Sorihuela de Guadalimar, Spain
  • Torreón de Pubill ⓘ
  • Torrione ⓘ
    keep in Labro, Italy
  • Tour Blanche d'Issoudun ⓘ
  • Tour Burbant ⓘ
  • Tour carrée de Colombières-sur-Orb ⓘ
  • Tour de l'Épaule ⓘ
  • Tour des Anglais ⓘ
  • Tour Grise ⓘ
    medieval tower in Verneuil-sur-Avre (Eure, France)
  • Tour Mélusine ⓘ
    keep of a former castle in Vouvant (Vendée, France)
  • Tour Salamandre ⓘ
    tower in Beaumont, Wallonia
  • Town hall of Saint-Paul-de-Vence ⓘ
  • White Tower ⓘ
    central tower, the old keep, at the Tower of London
  • Yuejiang Lou ⓘ
    tower located in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China
  • Гарадзенская вежа ⓘ
  • Burcht van Leiden ⓘ
    shell keep in the center of the city of Leiden, the Netherlands
  • Donjon de Vire ⓘ
  • Donjon de Houdan ⓘ
    fortified tower
  • Tour des Archives ⓘ
    keep of a former castle in France
  • Donjon d'Ambleny ⓘ
  • Pevensey Castle keep ⓘ
    ruined building in Sussex
  • Donjon de Pons ⓘ
    keep in Pons, France
  • Goubing Tower ⓘ
    building in Sierre in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
  • César Tower ⓘ
    tower in Provins, France
  • Clifford's Tower ⓘ
    ruined keep of York Castle, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK  
  • Červený Hrádek ⓘ
  • Hof te Seelbeek ⓘ
    former donjon at Doorwerth, the Netherlands
  • keep of Ronnet ⓘ
    medieval keep in Ronnet, Allier, France
  • Tour Jeanne-d'Arc ⓘ
    part of Rouen Castle
  • Toren van Wely ⓘ
    former castle in Wely, Netherlands
  • Bakerbosch ⓘ
    former keep in Deil, Netherlands
  • Tour de Moricq ⓘ
  • Tower of the Yellow Crane ⓘ
    building in Wuhan, China
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Intérieur du donjon du Châteauneuf-sur-Epte, vue des ruines de l`escalierIntérieur du donjon du Châteauneuf-sur-Epte, vue des ruines de l'escalier
Intérieur du donjon du Châteauneuf-sur-EpteIntérieur du donjon du Châteauneuf-sur-Epte
Castillo de Torrelobatón (torre del homenaje)Castillo de Torrelobatón (torre del homenaje)
Town walls and castle of PembrokeTown walls and castle of Pembroke
Town walls and castle of Pembroke May 10th 1817Town walls and castle of Pembroke May 10th 1817
2014 Kłodzko, donżon na twierdzy 022014 Kłodzko, donżon na twierdzy 02
Keep and women`s house, Sterrenberg Castle, Northwest view 20150513 2Keep and women's house, Sterrenberg Castle, Northwest view 20150513 2
050 2015 06 02 Castell de Bellver050 2015 06 02 Castell de Bellver
Main Courtyard with Ducal Palace, including ‘donjon’ (keep), and internal fortifications\buildings of Trakai CastleMain Courtyard with Ducal Palace, including ‘donjon’ (keep), and internal fortifications\buildings of Trakai Castle
La haye donjon chateauLa haye donjon chateau
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
classbuildingdonjonkeepWikidata
sitecastleCastillo menor de NuévalosMonument (Spain), keep, castleWikidata
sitecastleCastle of BiotaMonument (Spain), keep, castleWikidata
sitecastleCastle of Calmarzakeep, castleWikidata
sitecastleChilham Castlecurtain wall, keep, castleWikidata
sitecastleCrupet Castlechâteau, keep, castleWikidata
sitecastleRuins of the castle of Montagnycastle ruin, Bergfried, architectural structure, keepWikidata
sitecastleSolidor Towerkeep, fortified tower, castleWikidata
sitecastleSpaniola Castlecastle ruin, keepWikidata
sitecastleTorre de Bielcastle, keepWikidata
sitecastleTorre de Layanakeep, castle, Monument (Spain)Wikidata
sitecastleTower of Ruescakeep, castleWikidata
sitecastleTower of the Urrea familykeep, castleWikidata
sitecastleVushtrri Castlehistoric site, archaeological site, keep, castleWikidata
sitecastle1200Donjon de Niortkeep, castleWikidata
sitecastle1300Burg Raafruins, keep, castleWikidata
sitecastle2006Torre de los Abades de Veruelakeep, castleWikidata
sitecity wallMuralhas e Torre de Menagem de Idanha-a-Velhacity walls, Roman archaeological site, cultural heritage, keepWikidata
sitetowerCaesar's Tower at Appleby CastlekeepWikidata
sitetowerCastle Site of MontbazonkeepWikidata
sitetowerChâteau d'ÉtableaukeepWikidata
sitetowerChâteau de BassoueskeepWikidata
sitetowerChâteau de CoëtmenkeepWikidata
sitetowerChâteau de Montfortkeep, fortified towerWikidata
sitetowerCoolhill Castlenational monument of Ireland, keepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon d'AmaykeepWikidata
sitetowerdonjon d'EspiratkeepWikidata
sitetowerdonjon de BailleulmontkeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de BierbaiskeepWikidata
sitetowerdonjon de BourskeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de BuenckeepWikidata
sitetowerdonjon de Cerny-lès-BucykeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de ChamborandkeepWikidata
sitetowerdonjon de ChâteaumurkeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de ChenillatkeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de CigognékeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de ClermontkeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de CôtebrunekeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de Craponne-sur-ArzonkeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de CravantkeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de Curçay-sur-DivekeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de DaykeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de GouzonkeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de JayackeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de JouykeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de la BoylekeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de la ChaisekeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de La MarchekeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de la MottekeepWikidata
sitetowerdonjon de la RigaudièrekeepWikidata
sitetowerdonjon de la Roche-ÉliekeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de la Roche-PosaykeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de La SallekeepWikidata
sitetowerdonjon de la SauvetatkeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de la ToquekeepWikidata
sitetowerdonjon de LastickeepWikidata
sitetowerdonjon de LenestkeepWikidata
sitetowerdonjon de LespinassekeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de Mailly-le-ChâteaukeepWikidata
sitetowerdonjon de MallemortkeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de Moncontourchâteau, keepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de MontessuskeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de PéchonkeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de Pertuisbell chamber, tourism office, keepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de RosanskeepWikidata
sitetowerdonjon de Saint-CassienkeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de Saint-Sauveur-en-PuisayekeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de Sainte-SuzannekeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de SaliveskeepWikidata
sitetowerdonjon de Salles-sur-l'HerskeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de VezkeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon de VilleretkeepWikidata
sitetowerdonjon des GournaykeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon dit Tour de GannekeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon du château de BrestkeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon du Château de VincenneskeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon du CrozetkeepWikidata
sitetowerdonjon du Petit-FourchaudkeepWikidata
sitetowerDonjon du TemplekeepWikidata
sitetowerdonjon LacatayekeepWikidata
sitetowerDonżon w LubliniekeepWikidata
sitetowerEnsemble médiéval de Pignanchâteau, keep, church building, towerWikidata
sitetowerEnsemble monumental de Tourtouseinstitutional complex, garden, pavilion, bell tower, compound (fortification), keep, wallWikidata
sitetowerHaus RaerenkeepWikidata
sitetowerKut TowerkeepWikidata
sitetowerMaagdentorenkeep, towerWikidata
sitetowerMarze KeepkeepWikidata
sitetowerMatilda keep (Livorno)keepWikidata
sitetowerMontchauvet KeepkeepWikidata
sitetowerMortemer's Round TowerkeepWikidata
sitetowerPuy-Muratkeep, villageWikidata
sitetowerSite du Castellaskeep, towerWikidata
sitetowerSt Leonards TowerEnglish Heritage, keep, towerWikidata
sitetowerTorre BlancakeepWikidata
sitetowerTorre de Fernagüelokeep, towerWikidata
sitetowerTorre de MenagemkeepWikidata
sitetowerTorre del Homenaje (Alcázar de Madrid)keep, towerWikidata
sitetowerTorre Ponce de LeónkeepWikidata
sitetowerTorreón con espadañamonument, keep, fortified towerWikidata
sitetowerTorreón de PubillkeepWikidata
sitetowerTorrionekeepWikidata
sitetowerTour Blanche d'IssoudunkeepWikidata
sitetowerTour Burbantkeep, fortified towerWikidata
sitetowerTour carrée de Colombières-sur-OrbkeepWikidata
sitetowerTour de l'ÉpaulekeepWikidata
sitetowerTour des AnglaiskeepWikidata
sitetowerTour GrisekeepWikidata
sitetowerTour MélusinekeepWikidata
sitetowerTour SalamandrekeepWikidata
sitetowerTown hall of Saint-Paul-de-VencekeepWikidata
sitetowerWhite TowerkeepWikidata
sitetowerYuejiang LoukeepWikidata
sitetowerГарадзенская вежаkeepWikidata
sitetower1000Burcht van LeidenkeepWikidata
sitetower1100Donjon de VirekeepWikidata
sitetower1105Donjon de HoudankeepWikidata
sitetower1123Tour des ArchiveskeepWikidata
sitetower1140Donjon d'AmblenykeepWikidata
sitetower1150Pevensey Castle keepkeepWikidata
sitetower1187Donjon de PonskeepWikidata
sitetower1196Goubing Towerarchitectural structure, keep, fortified towerWikidata
sitetower1200César TowerkeepWikidata
sitetower1245Clifford's TowerEnglish Heritage, keepWikidata
sitetower1300Červený Hrádekchâteau, keepWikidata
sitetower1300Hof te Seelbeekdestroyed building or structure, château, keepWikidata
sitetower1300keep of RonnetkeepWikidata
sitetower1300Tour Jeanne-d'ArckeepWikidata
sitetower1400Toren van Welydestroyed building or structure, château, keepWikidata
sitetower1404Bakerboschdestroyed building or structure, château, keepWikidata
sitetower1435Tour de Moricqkeep, fortified towerWikidata
sitetower1985Tower of the Yellow CranekeepWikidata
commonsimageIntérieur du donjon du Châteauneuf-sur-Epte, vue des ruines de l'escalier Commons
commonsimageIntérieur du donjon du Châteauneuf-sur-Epte Commons
commonsimageCastillo de Torrelobatón (torre del homenaje) Commons
commonsimageTown walls and castle of Pembroke Commons
commonsimageTown walls and castle of Pembroke May 10th 1817 Commons
commonsimage2014 Kłodzko, donżon na twierdzy 02 Commons
commonsimageKeep and women's house, Sterrenberg Castle, Northwest view 20150513 2 Commons
commonsimage050 2015 06 02 Castell de Bellver Commons
commonsimageMain Courtyard with Ducal Palace, including ‘donjon’ (keep), and internal fortifications\buildings of Trakai Castle Commons
commonsimageLa haye donjon chateau Commons
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