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Yes as a stone castle does not rot, burn, or can be attacked manually

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Q: Is A Mott and Bailey castle stronger than a stone castle?
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Is Pow is castle a Mott and bailey stone keep or concentric castle?

Concentric


When was the and bailey castle invented?

the Mott and bailey castle started in the year 1066.


Why did the mott and bailey castle change?

The Mott and Bailey Castles were change because over time they realised that there were to many disadvantages and easy to attak.


How Build a mott and bailey castle?

Classic Motte & Bailey castle has a surrounding circular wall (and outside the optional moat, or "motte"), and inside will normally be a hillock, and atop the hillock will be the keep (or "bailey"). Most Motte & Bailey castles are of stone construction, erected during the Norman conquest.


What time was the Mott and Bailey castle?

Around 1066, after William won the Battle of Hastings


What is a mott?

A Motte is the part of a Motte and Bailey castle is the part on the hill consists of the keep.


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 were the different types of castles in the middle ages?

The types were mott and bailey. Stone keep castles, Military castles, castles for royalty, rich, lords, and nyone who could afford a castle


Why are they called mott and bailey keep castles?

they where called a motte because of the hill and in the ... they called it a motte and then the bailey is where the farmers and the animals and bla bla bla and together they make a motte and bailey castle.


When where motte and bailey castles invented?

The Normans were the first to build motte and bailey castles. Their first castle built was at Mont Glonme on the river Loire in France, 990.


What the difference between the Mott and Bailey castles and square keep castles?

· A stone castle would not rot whereas a Motte and Bailey would rot easily as it was made from wood. · Motte and Bailey castles could be knocked down with battering rams, but they would not penetrate a stone castle. · Stone castles had battlements which gave defenders something solid to hide behind, Motte and Bailey had no such thing. · The round towers on a stone castle were thought to bounce of any type of missile but they would destroy a stone keep. · Motte and Bailey castles were very prone to rotting and decay, but Stone castles would not rot or decay. · Stone Keeps could not be burnt down very easily as they were made of stone whereas Motte and Bailey castles could be incinerated very easily as they were made of wood. · Stone castles have high up towers enabling the defenders to fire arrows down at the enemy but the enemy could not fire back, Motte and Bailey castles do not have high enough towers to do this.


What were the advantages of bulding a castle near a stone quarries?

it is quicker and easier to build the castle.