What is Dungeon?
{{no sources|date=March 2025}} [[File:BlarneyCastle5.jpg|right|thumb|The dungeons of [[Blarney Castle]], Ireland.]] A '''dungeon''' is a room or cell in a [[castle]] to keep [[prisoner]]s. Most dungeons are underground, others are high up in towers. An '''oubliette''' is a type of dungeon that can be entered by using a [[trapdoor]] in the ceiling. People were thrown into an oubliette from the ceiling and left there to starve or dehydrate to death, making it akin to [[immurement]]. A dungeon is known to be a place to keep prisoners, but can also be used as a place to store wine or other things that can be cooled. In medieval times, dungeons were used to keep prisoners to torture and try to get information, or just to punish them for doing or saying something that typically went against societies beliefs or practices. {{stub}} [[Category:Castles]] [[Category:Rooms]] [[Category:Imprisonment and detention]]