Well, I think it’s meant to describe a largely ornamental castle as opposed to something designed to resist a siege: Hampton Court as opposed to say Edinburgh Castle.
Summerhall is described as a “lightly fortified castle” that the Targaryens used more as a summer palace than military fortress. Are you aware of any structure in medieval Europe that would be analogous? I’ve always tried to picture what is meant by “lightly fortified” but always come up empty.
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