Barney and the girl remounted and the little cavalcade moved forward through the ballium and the great gate into the court beyond.
Both these castles are enclosed by a court or ballium, with a fortified entrance, like those erected by the Normans.
After these maternal cares, Marjory sat and listened to the proceedings in the ballium of the Castle.
It stands in a ballium or court, surrounded by a moat and an embankment.
We next approach, the ballium, or castle yard through the Porter's Lodge of two towers with a portcullis.
