What are the advantages and disadvantages of concentric castles?

Answer 1

The strengths and advantages of concentric castles were numerous!

What were the Weaknesses and Disadvantages of Concentric Castles?

The weaknesses and disadvantages of concentric castles were as follows:

• Concentric Castles were extremely expensive to build
• The loss of a Concentric castle would have been disastrous for the owner
• They required vast man power and labour resources
• A huge variety of skills were required to build Concentric castles
• A Concentric Castle could take several years to complete
• Siege Warfare was applied when trying to take a concentric castle - Castle walls could fall due to bombardment from Siege Engines such as the ballista, the mangonel, and the trebuchet
• The Welsh Castles of Edward I were built with direct access to the sea fresh supplies could be delivered to the castle and the defenders could not be starved into submission
• Concentric Castles built inland ran the risk of being starved into submission

Answer 2

The concentric castles have round towers and the stone keep castles have square towers that is the difference