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Why are motte and bailey castles called motte and bailey castle?
motte and bailey castles is called 'motte and bailey castles' because the motte is another word for the hill on which is the keep and the bailey is where all the people live in an area encircled by wooden posts which joins up to the hill
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.
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 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 was the bailey in the castles?
The place at the bottom of the hill which had craftsmen's workshops
What is motte and bailey castles look like?
hill with wood
Why was the Mott and bailey on a hill?
it will be very hard for the enemies to go up the hill and when they get there they will be too tired to fight.
Is a motte a castle on the top of the building?
the motte is the hill and the bailey is the castle.
What is the bailey used for?
the bailey is the inner part of the castle NOT the building on top of the hill (keep) but the ground level part where everybody lived
What was the hill called on witch the motte and bailey wooden tower was built?
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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.
Information about motte and baily castles?
motte and bailey castles consist of a hill/motte, a bailey which was a living area for the soldiers and the castle which was made out of wood
