motte and bailey castles were built out of wood

motte and bailey castles is called 'motte and bailey castles' because the motte is another word for the hill on which is the keep and the bailey is where all the people live in an area encircled by wooden posts which joins up to the hill

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the bailey

It is called a motte and baily castle that is it i think hope this helped