What is Tower house?
[[File:Kurfürstliche Burg Eltville.JPG|thumb|Tower house of [[Eltville castle]], 14th century]] [[File:Ross-castle-drawing.jpg|thumb|A drawing imagining late medieval life inside Ross Castle in Ireland]] [[File:Coxton_1.jpg|thumb|Sketch of a tower house, as they were common in [[Great Britain]]]] A '''tower house''' is a [[tower]] that has been built for two purposes: First, it has been built so that it is easy to defend, and secondly, it serves as living quarters. Tower houses first appeared in the [[Middle Ages]], in mountainous or limited access areas. They were built there to both command and defend [[strategy|strategic]] points with a small force. At the same time, they were also used as an [[aristocracy|aristocrat]]'s residence. Very often, a castle town was constructed around these houses. [[Category:Houses]] [[Category:Towers]]