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To make them stronger and stone is a very strong material

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Q: Square or shell keeps were built in stone why?
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What were square keeps built of?

stone


Where are stone keeps biult?

Stone keeps are built on top of a hill to get the vantage point.


How were stone castle built?

They were built with stone and in square shapes lolololololl


How were stone keep castles built?

They were built with stone and in square shapes lolololololl


Who built the first stone castle keeps?

Normans


Why were Square keeps built in England?

because motte and bailey castles were too weak. motte and bailey: .Made out of wood .small Square Keep: .made out of stone .very high


Where were stone keeps built?

all over England on hills


Why did the shell keep replace the square stone keep?

because the square stone keep was not good enough to handle retakes


When was the square stone keep built?

1994


Why were shell keep castles built?

They were built because the stone used was stronger than wood and was hard to destruct


What type of stone were English castles built with?

square


What are the main features of a stone keeps castle?

the key feature of a square keep are the turrets stone wall