| Both these castles are enclosed by a court or ballium, with a fortified entrance, like those erected by the Normans. |
| From the dark shadows of the ballium, they passed into the moonlit inner court. |
| From the dark shadows of the ballium they passed into the moonlit inner court. |
| After these maternal cares, Marjory sat and listened to the proceedings in the ballium of the Castle. |
| Barney and the girl remounted and the little cavalcade moved forward through the ballium and the great gate into the court beyond. |
| High walls with an embattled parapet surround the lower court, or ballium, which we enter by a gate defended by strong towers. |
