Moats were deep, wide ditches filled with water that surrounded the castle. They made it difficult for enemies to break in to the castle. Friendly visitors could cross the moat over the water. but when enemies attacked, the drawbridge was raised so that they could not enter.
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Moats and thick and high walls
A moat is the small body of water that usually circles the outside of the castle.
People in medieval times didnt poo...there was no sewarage?
Some people that alligators and crocodiles were kept in moats. This what people would envision when they were told a castle was surrounded by a moat.
There is a myth that alligators or crocodiles were placed in the moats. This is not true. Some moats did have eels and other kinds of fish in them for food. Sometimes, sharpened sticks (bungy sticks) were placed in the moat to prevent attackers from safely entering it. Burning liquids may also have been poured in the moats, but references to this are not proven.
The advantages of moats in medieval times where that it made it extremely difficult for an attacking army to get into the castle. Castles usually had bridges that crossed over the moats so in times of war these gates would be raised up forcing the attackers to just generally lob boulders at the castle rather than foot soldiers running in and slaughtering everyone.
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In the medieval times, they used moats as a defence against intruders.
Moats were filled with water and would have slowed down any attempt to take the castle.