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The earliest castles consisted of at least one tower and were surrounded by a wall. The tower was used to watch for approaching trouble and the walls helped to keep people out.
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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
When were earliest castles built?
The first castles were in France, in the motte-and-bailey style and entirely of earth and timber. They were built by the French to ward off Viking incursions. The earliest ones date to shortly before 1000. The earliest castles in England were built by Norman military advisers to King Edward the Confessor in 1051 and 1052, some 14 years before the Norman conquest. The Normans, who were Viking settlers in France, learned castle-building from the French.
What are some of the oldest castles around?
One of the earliest known castles is in the Loire Valley in northern France at Doue-la-Fontaine. It dates from 950. There are probably others still in at least partial existence that are from even earlier times.
Why were castles built and when were the earliest ones built what were new and old castles made of?
The earliest castles were Norman Motte and Bailey castles during the Medieval period of 1066 to 1153. Motte and Bailey were built on top on hilltops and a high and extremely steep mound was built which had very steep sides and a Tower was built on top of it. The process of excavating the earth to build the massive mound, which was the motte, created a highly convenient defensive ditch at the base of the motte and surrounding the whole of the bailey. The ditch became known as the Moat. These castles were made of wood. From 1154-1485 the castles builders were the Plantagenet English Kings. These great old castles were built for Medieval warfare and defence and new parts of the castle were designed for this. These were made of stone instead of wood because wood caught fire in battle.
What materials were used in the middle ages to make castles?
Motte and Bailey castles were first built of wood but, as they evolved they changed into being made of stone. This was because the wooden version burnt down easily and was easily destroyed as wood rotted quickly. The stone castles were then called square keep castles.There was also castles called stone keeps
What types of medieval castles were there?
Motte and bailey castles, Stone keep castles and Concentric castles
What kind of castles were built?
Stone castles, Concentric castles, Motte and Bailey Castles
What were the first kind of castles?
the first kind of castles were moat and bailey castles.
Put these in the correct order from earliest to most recent to show how the most common locations to display art have changed throughout Western history.?
Churches Castles and Estates Museums Galleries
How many diffrent types of castles are there?
there are two different types of castles. one is the royal castles and the private castles.
Which castles were built after the stone castles?
a castle
What types of castles are best?
the best are stone enclosure castles,concentric castles,tower houses, motte and bailey castles, stone castles,fortified manors
