Nicked Buttresses

Nicked or grooved buttresses are not a common feature in castles and in Europe appear constrained to England and France. They consist of a buttress or turret corner having a small nick taken out them and appear to serve no purpose other than decoration. It is also noticeable that these features are mainly found on keeps.
The few noticed examples are listed below, but please email me if you know of any more.

England
Castle	Masonry type	Structure
Aldingbourne	ashlar on rubble	keep
Benington	ashlar	keep
Carlisle	ashlar	inner gatehouse
Corfe	ashlar	keep
Guildford	ashlar	keep
Helmsley	ashlar on rubble	keep
Knepp	ashlar on rubble	keep
Moreton Corbet	ashlar	keep
Norwich	ashlar	keep
Portchester	ashlar	tower, gatehouse
Rochester	rubble	keep
Scarborough	ashlar	keep (a pillar like Peak)
Tamworth	ashlar	keep
Tower of London	ashlar on rubble	keep, double nick
Wattlesborough	ashlar	keep

France
Castle	Masonry type	Structure
Beaumont-du-Lac - Poitou	ashlar	keep
Blandy-les-Tours - Isle de France	ashlar	gatehouse
Brionne, Normandy	ashlar	keep double nicked
Chateau-sur-Epte - Normandy	ashlar	gatehouse
Civaux, Cognons - Poitou-Ch	ashlar	keep
Falaise - Normandy	ashlar	keep
Huriel - Auvergne	ashlar	keep
Le Grand Pressigny - Loire	ashlar	keep double nicked
Loudun - Loire	rubble	keep double nicked
Moncontour - Loire	rubble	keep double nicked
Montignac - Poitou	ashlar	keep
Montoire sur le Loir - Loire	ashlar	keep
Rilhac-Lastours - Poitou	ashlar	keep
Talmont St Hilaire - Loire	ashlar	keep
Vire - Normandy	ashlar	keep

If you know any churches or castles to add to this list please email Paul.

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