Home » Medieval Term of the Week: HoardingsMedieval Term of the Week: Hoardingsby StevenHoarding [hawr-ding, hohr-] Wooden galleries erected on the face of a castle’s battlements to enable the defenders to fire on men attacking the base of the wall. (Wise, Terence. Medieval Warfare, 249) Leave a ReplyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Name * Email * Website Comment * WordPress Anti-Spam by WP-SpamShield Currently you have JavaScript disabled. In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser.