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How were motte and bailey castle built?

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What was the motte and bailey castle built out of?

motte and bailey castles were built out of wood


Who built the first motte and bailey castle?

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Is alnwick castle a motte and bailey castle?

No. This is because motte and bailey castles were made of wood and built on a hill, but Alnwick Castle is made of stone and not built on a hill.


What was the first castle built in England?

i think it was the motte and bailey castle x


Was Barnard castle a typical motte and bailey castle?

Yes, in 1095 approx. Guy de Baliol built a motte and bailey castle before Bernard de Baliol built a stone castle on the same site.


Is Lincoln Castle a motte and bailey castle?

Yes i just researched this and it is built on a hill so i think that it makes it a motte and bailey as it was built between 1066 and 1087. ( when William the conqueror was in reign).


When Was Motte Bailey Castle Built?

in the middle ages which is 500 to 1450


What is a motte from the Middle Ages?

Motte means small hill. They built a motte and bailey castle which means a bailey(tower) on a hill usually with a moat around it.


What is a Fosse on a Motte and Bailey castle?

The fosse is simple another word for the ditch that surrounds the motte and bailey castle. It was built for protection against enemies and sometimes filled with water.


Motte and bailey castles?

A MOTTE AND BAILEY CASTLE IS: Motte: A motte is french for a clod of earth. The castle is built on this. Bailey: A bailey is attached to the clod of earth, via some steps and is where the soldiers of the castle sleep, like a small cottage. The castle is made out of wood and has a keep. A keep is like the lookout of a ship, but a lookout for attackers on the horizon. It is usually the safest place in the castle.


Motte and bailey castle's motte?

A bailey is the court yard of a motte and bailey castle. The bailey had storerooms, kitchens, stables and guardrooms. The court yard is between the gateway, and the keep.the outer walls built round a castle and the space enclosed


What type of castle was Windsor castle?

Warwick castle was first built as a wooden motte-and-bailey castle (a castle built on a mound with a moat/dictch around it) It was rebuilt a century after as a stone castle.