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yes round shell castles did have moats
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Why Were These Castles Not Good Enough?
Because They just had moats and 0pen bridges to get into the castles.
Were crocodiles ever placed in moats around castles?
no
What kind of ditch protected mideival castles?
moats
What did American indian's build their largest city around what?
castles and moats
Why were castles with a shell keep better than Norman motte and bailey catles?
A shell on a castle is the round part on top. Since Norman Motte and Bailey castles were first made of wood, the castle was not sturdy enough to support the shell.
Do castles always have moats?
no, but most do to look fancy and to keep out trust passers
What are shell keep castles made from and why?
Shell keep castles are medieval fortresses that are usually built upon a motte. They are made from stone. Some examples of stone keep castles include the Round Tower on Windsor Castle and the Clifford's Tower on York Castle.
What are moats in castles?
A moat is the small body of water that usually circles the outside of the castle.
When did pole vault start?
Was first started when midevil castles had moats in an attem
What does a shell keep castle look like?
Shell keep castles are round rather than boxed. A castle that forms a circle is a perfect example. There are many in England.
Facts about round keep castles?
Round Keep Castles were a type of castle during the medieval times. They were not built on a motte, unlike shell keeps. They were an adaptation of the square keep castles except they had round or polygonal walls. Medieval builders couldn't make the round keep castles as big as the square keep castles, so they were often cramped for space.
When were round keep castles built?
they built round keep castles because they did
