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Yett

Yett hanging in the main entrance of Blackness Castle, Scotland, showing attached bolts and pierced construction. Wrought in 1693.[1]

A yett (from the Old English and Scots language word for "gate")[2] is a gate or grille of latticed wrought iron bars used for defensive purposes in castles and tower houses.[3] Unlike a portcullis, which is raised and lowered vertically using mechanical means, yetts are hinged in the manner of a traditional gate or door,[4] and secured by bolts attached to the yett, or by long bars drawn out from the wall or gateway.[5]

  1. ^ Coventry, p. 90
  2. ^ "Scots Dictionary: yett". 31 December 2003. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
  3. ^ Coventry, p. 10
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