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The Motte was a defensive feature to a Motte and Bailey castle because By The Time The attackers got to the top Of The Motte (a big hill where the main castle was) They would Be KNACKERED!! (I Learnt this in my history lesson!)
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoThey had a steep hill so that if they were under attack the other team would get tired whilst running up the hill .
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What was the use of motte and bailey castle?
It was a defensive structure.
Why does the neuschwanstein castle not have defensive features?
Actually it does......
What are the defensive features of leeds castle?
a moat, drawbridge, 9feet thick curtain wall, machicolations, round towers, motte and double bailey, portcullisand a gatehouse.
What doe the name bailey mean?
The defensive wall surrounding the outer court of a castle
What are the 3 defensive features of windsor castle?
i need 3 defence features for my castle what im making for school any ideas ?
What features did Warwick castle have?
it had no defensive features apart from a little fort they made in hope of blocking the young children out of the castle- you know how reckless kids can be!!
What defensive features did a stone castle have?
The walls themselves were a defensive feature; sometimes with a body of water surrounding the structure (a moat).
What does bailey have to do with castles?
The bailey is the castle wall or the court of the castle
What are the defensive features of Arundle castle?
moat/ditch around the castle,built on a 90 foot high hill,a 9 feet thick curtain wall
When was the and bailey castle invented?
the Mott and bailey castle started in the year 1066.
What defenses does warwick castle have?
It has a portcullis and murder holes as defensive features. The murder holes were used to throw nasty things like waste and dead people down from to stop or injure any enemies from entering the castle.
What is a bailey in a castle?
The Bailey in a castle was a courtyard insidethe wall or between two outer walls of a castle that surrounded The Keep.It was a Market Place and served as a gathering place for the locals residents.
