HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE THIS FOR A TOILET!
King's Privy, Turku Castle, Finland. From the 15"' century onwards there were three toilets: the privy in the gatekeeper's chamber (located in the corner of the gate tower), one in the prison, and the other was located in the north wing. These three were connected to the same toilet drainage system and formed an independent system. The king, other noble residents and high officials had their own privies. One is still left in the medieval great hall. These privies were usually constructed on top of the corbels or supportive beams, as sort of a bay toilet, being located partially outside the wall. However, in the Turku castle, most of these privies in the quarters of the aristocracy were built completely inside the walls.
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