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crowstep
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corbiestep, catstep, crowstep
corbiestep
The stepped edge of a gable masking a pitched roof, found in northern European masonry, 14th to 17th cent., and in derivatives.
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Widely seen in castle architecture is Scots Baronial, a style constructed all over Britain and characterised by asymmetrical elevations, corbelled turrets and crow-stepped gables.
Kings of the castle by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Designed in a baronial style, the exterior is decorated with a wealth of castellations and traditional crow-stepped gables.
Wall to wall with luxury by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Among the cottage's more noteworthy features are its crow-stepped gable ends, which have saved the roof from being destroyed by three centuries of howling gales.
Paradise regained on the Isle of Seals; Ian Parri and photographer ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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