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Why were stone castles built?
Stone castles were built because they could not burn down as ealsily as wood castles can.
What type of stone were stone keep castles made out of?
stone and wood
What were Norman castles made of?
This depends on what type of castle your referring to. In the Norman times, there were two different types of castles built. There were Motte and Bailey castles and Stone keep castles (Stone castles). The Motte and Bailey castles were made out of wood and the Stone keep castles were made out of stone (obviously).
How did the materials castles were made out of change?
Norman castles changed from Motte and Bailey castles which were made out of wood to Stone Keep castles made out of stone. They changed the castles in this way because of these reasons: * Stones stronger than wood * Stone, unlike wood, doesn't burn * Wood rots withing a few years but Stone will last for centuries * Stone Keep castles had higher up walls meaning that attackers couldn't fire arrows at them * Stone Keep castles had really tall towers that the defenders of the castles could easily fire off, but there's no way that the attackers would be able to fire up at them
What is the ratio of stone to wood castles?
It is difficult to obtain an exact figure. Some wooden castles were replaced by stone castles on the same spot. Does that count as a wood castle, as a stone castle or both? Ruined wood castles are more likely to disintegrate into nothing whereas stone castles are more likely to leave recognisable ruins, so the number of the former is likely to be underestimated.
What castles were made from?
Stones Wood Motte and Baily( wood and stone)
Are all castles the same?
No, all castles are different in some way. These are the different types of castles: * Motte and Bailey castles (made out of wood) * Stone keep castles or just stone castles (made out of stone) * Concentric castles (also made out of stone)
What are the difference between a motte and bailey and stone keep caslte?
mott and baily castles were made out of wood and stone castles were made out of stone.
What came after the motte and bailey castle?
The castles that came after Motte and Bailey Castles were Stone Castles. This was an improvement to Motte and Bailey Castles because Motte and Bailey castles were made out of wood. Wood burns easily, rots quickly and isn't very strong. Stone castles, however were made of stone(obiously). Stone doesn't burn easily, doesn't rot and is very strong.
How does use of stone help defend a castle?
it help because the wood castles were to weak so theNorman's billed stone castles they were harder the wood and would protect more
How were castles maed in the Middle Ages?
the castles in the middle ages were made of stone not wood because wood would burn easily.
Why were Concentric Castles better than Motte and Bailey castles?
Concentric castles were better than Motte and Bailey castles because concentric castles were made out of stone and Motte and Bailey castles were made out of wood. Stone's better than wood for these reasons: * Wood catches fire easily * Wood rots within a few years * Wood's lighter making it easier to knock down Even though stone is better than wood in those many ways, wood's cheaper and, as explained above, is lighter. The wood being light means that it's easier to built.
