Chamberpots and Outhouses
In an era before modern sanitation, very few homes had access to running water. This meant that chamberpots and outhouses were the common types of toilets of the day. Outhouses were used by castles. The structures were outside the castle and consisted of a bench with a hole placed over an opening leading to a cesspit. Chamber pots were exactly that: pots kept in one’s bed chamber that would have to be emptied outdoors.