At the foot of one of these barren gray rocks, which, from its shape and perforation, exactly resembles the barbacan and gate of a castle, St. Remy is situated.    From Wordnik.com.  [Itinerary of Provence and the Rhone Made During the Year 1819] Reference

I am not sure that we did not half expect to meet M. de St. Vallier himself, (a good baronial name) cap-a-pie at the barbacan gate, his lance in rest, and his visor down, like Sir Boucicault, or the Lord de Roye, or the doughtiest of Froissart's heroes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Itinerary of Provence and the Rhone Made During the Year 1819] Reference

In the space of an hour the barbacan was broken down, and Godfrey's tower rested against the inner wall.    From Wordnik.com.  [Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time] Reference

The strife still continued within and without the barbacan, and ended without much advantage on either side.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History] Reference

A band of picked men, under an experienced officer, threw themselves into the barbacan, determined to defend it to the last.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History] Reference

Porte Bouvreuil, and the barbacan at the bridge; and his own palace began to rise near the Tour Malsifrotte and the Porte du Pré de la.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Story of Rouen] Reference

The gateway is in imitation of the ancient barbacan, being a kind of outpost and flanked by towers, though evidently for mere ornament, instead of defence.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon] Reference

It was an old brick building that might have served as an outpost or barbacan to the Hall during the civil wars, when every gentleman's house was liable to become a fortress.    From Wordnik.com.  [Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey] Reference

The obstinate struggle for the barbacan, the strongest point of the castle, had been welcomed with joy by the Scotch, for there they could overlook every movement of the besiegers.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History] Reference

The sentinels could be seen upon the ramparts, standing like statues of stone, and showing no signs of life; while above the barbacan gate the watchman was at his post, motionless and asleep.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Story of Siegfried] Reference

So watchful and skilful were the besieged, that the greatest havoc had been made amongst the men employed in working the engines, and not yet had even the palisades and barbacan been successfully stormed.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History] Reference

Onward, like a mighty river, rolled the English force; nearer and nearer, till the middle of the second day saw them encamped within a quarter of a mile from the palisades and outworks raised on either side of the barbacan.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History] Reference

"Pity thou art already a knight, Nigel!" bluffly exclaimed Seaton, springing into his saddle by torchlight the following morning, as with a gallant band he was about dashing over the drawbridge, to second the defenders of the barbacan and palisades.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History] Reference

Across the Seine, the whole of the ruined faubourg of St. Sever was under the command of John Holland, Earl of Huntingdon, whose business it was to guard the barbacan, or fortress at the south end of the bridge, and to keep up the English communications with the south of.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Story of Rouen] Reference

Facing the east, and commanding a view of the river and adjacent country, stood the barbacan gate and drawbridge, which latter was further defended by strong oaken doors and an iron portcullis, forming the great gate of the castle wall, and the principal entrance into the fortress.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History] Reference

But he himself partook not of this repose, passing the remainder of the darkness in carefully reviewing the forces which were still fresh and prepared for the onset, in examining the nature of the engines, and finally, still aided by the noise of the howling winds, marshalled them in formidable array in very front of the barbacan, the heavy mist thrown onward by the blasts effectually concealing their near approach.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History] Reference

The armor of their foes flashing through the mist, the furious charge of the knights up to the very gates of the barbacan, seemingly in sterner and more compact array than of late had been their wont, the immense body which followed them, appearing in that dim light more numerous than reality, struck a momentary chill on the Scottish garrison; but the unwonted emotion was speedily dissipated by the instant and unhesitating sally of Sir.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History] Reference

Hill and of the barbacan beside the bridge.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Story of Rouen] Reference

Children in great numbers are scampering about, and busying themselves, much as they do at home, with toy pails and spades; but if you take notice you will find that their sand-structures differ widely from those of children in America: you may even see a perfect model of a feudal castle grow into shape, with barbacan, gate, moat, drawbridge, towers, bastions, donjon-keep and banqueting-hall complete.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878] Reference