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This is not really a question, but I will attempt an answer. The moat was a ditch/canal filled with water and crossed using a drawbridge. It was a form of protection. The castled located on a "mott" or hill usually didn't need this form because they could see in all directions.
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What is included in the medieval castle WikiAnswers?
moat drawbrige portcullis
What is the best thing to use for water on for a medieval castle project?
you should use it on a moat
What surrounds the castle?
The water-filled trench around a castle is called a moat.
How long is beaumaris moat?
The Beaumaris moat, surrounding Beaumaris Castle in Wales, is approximately 1.2 kilometers (about 0.75 miles) long. This impressive moat was designed to enhance the castle's defenses and is one of the finest examples of a medieval water-filled moat. Today, it remains a significant historical feature of the site.
What is a good sentence using the word moat?
Moat refers to a ditch filled with water, often used to help protect a fort or castle. Therefore, a suitable sentence would be "In medieval times, one defence often employed to deter attack upon a castle was the excavation of a deep moat."
How could you improve a MEDIEVAL castle?
cannons, soilders, paint, a tower, a moat. good luck. Make a draw bridge
What is a trench that surrounds castle?
I think that the 'trench' you are thinking of is a moat. You could say that it is a trench full of water that surrounds the castle. If you are not thinking of a moat then I am sorry.
How did you access a medieval castle?
Usually there is a moat around the castle. Apon being cleared to enter, a drawbridge was lowered covering the moat and a visitor would ride his horse over , the the drawbridge would be raised again to keep out unwelcome guests. (the electric gate of today serves the same purpose except for the moat)
What is moat and drawbridge?
A moat is a body of water that circles a castle, and a drawbridge is part of the castle that lowers to allow people to cross the moat.
Who cleaned out the moat in the Norman castle?
The moat cleaners. ;)
What was the moat in the Motte and Bailey castles for?
the moat around the castle was there to protect the castle when it came under attack. A moat is basically a circle river dug around the castle. Hope this helps
What is in the moat at Captain Burke's castle?
The moat is filled with sharks
