Drum tower (Europe)

Conwy Castle has eight Drum Towers, which are the squatter towers in this picture.

Drum towers, in European terminology, refer to the shape of the round towers often used to corner exterior walls, or to bolster outer defensive walls as they are at Conwy Castle in Wales.

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