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It depends, as there isn't a certian amount, it depends on how big the castle itself actually is.
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What was the mote used for in medivel times?
In a motte-and-bailey castle - the motte is a fortified tower standing on a raised mound.
What is a mote and a bailey castle?
A motte and bailey castle is a type of castle that type stared in the Norman times i hoped this helped you ? .
Which motte and bailey castles are still standing in England?
There are many motte and baily castles still standing here are some of them:In England:· Acklam Castle· Alnwick Castle· Arundel Castle· Bedford Castle· Berkeley Castle· Brinklow Castle· Carisbrooke Castle· Castle Neroche· Clitheroe Castle· Cymbeline's Castle· Dudley Castle· Durham Castle· Fotheringhay Castle· Lewes Castle· Launceston Castle· Lincoln Castle· Montacute· Mount Ferrant· Nether Stowey· Nottingham Castle· Okehampton Castle· Ongar Castle· Oxford Castle· Pickering Castle· Reigate Castle· Stafford Castle· Tamworth Castle· Tonbridge Castle· Totnes Castle· Totternhoe Castle· Tutbury Castle· Warwick Castle· Warkworth Castle· Windsor CastleIn Scotland:· Balgreggan Motte,· Balmaclellan Mote· Boreland Mote· Druchtag Mote, Mote Brae,· Droughdool Mote,· Innermessan· Little Carleton Motte, South· Skaithe MoteIn wales· Buddugre Castle· Cardiff Castle· Lampeter Castle· Llandovery Castle· Mold Castle· Prestatyn Castle· Tomen Castell· Wiston Castle· WolfscastleI hope this helps !!!
Why were castles first built?
Castles were built for protection of people and animals. They began as wooden compounds called " mote and Bailey." The mote was a hill and the Bailey part was the buildings. The first ones were wooden and it wasn't until gunpowder came along they became stone. The existing mote and Bailey often built a stone face in front of the wooden walls so when an attacker wanted to take the castle he thought it was stone. The castle also provided the owner with a powerful reputation in the lands he controlled.
Who uses the mote and bailey?
The Normans.
What is good about motte and bailey castle?
they were quick and easy to build so they were good if you were attacking somewhere else and you needed to have a castle to stay in also they were tall and had many defensive systems such as a ditch to trap attackers a mote to drown attackers and a huge hill impossible to run up.
What is a good point about a mote and bailey castle?
They were good because they were cheap quick and simple castles. after the french invasion the motte (mound of earth) was used as a great defensife system so that many of the enemy can be taken out from the fortress
Do motte and bailey castles have a mote?
yes they do it is after the bailey and under the drawbridge it is mainly filed with water
What was the strongest castle built?
mote and beiley
What was the surrounding area like of a castle?
a mote
What was the appearance of a stone keep castle?
the stone castle has a mote and stone walls
What do you call water filled ditched around a castle?
A Mote
