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The word portcullis has been incorrectly applied to blocking stones found in some tombs. The stones were designed to be lowered into position after the tomb, chamber or passageway was completed, securely blocking any access by tomb robbers. They were not designed to be raised again.
The word portcullis does not really refer to stones, but to medieval gates of wood and/or iron, arranged in a trellis pattern and capable of being raised and lowered in grooves in the stones each side of the gateway. Each portcullis was moved up and down by means of a winch mounted in the tower above.
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