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It has a small postern gate towards the open sea for escape. en.wikipedia.org

Two of the gates (of the perhaps five once existing) are still to some extent preserved, and three posterns are to be found. en.wikipedia.org

The main gate is complemented by three postern gates. en.wikipedia.org

The castle had a stepped ramp up to a main gateway, barbican, inner ward, postern and curtain walls. en.wikipedia.org

Six casemates defend the main entry, with posterns on other faces. en.wikipedia.org

There is a second entrance from the south; the postern gate is through a square tower in the middle of the south wall. en.wikipedia.org

Another postern gate may have been set into the collapsed south wall. en.wikipedia.org

Postern gates were built into towers or near them to allow sorties. en.wikipedia.org

After unlocking the postern gate, the miquelets entered the fort. en.wikipedia.org

A single main gate survives towards the east, as well as several posterns. en.wikipedia.org

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