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A motte and bailey castle is a type of castle that type stared in the Norman times i hoped this helped you ? .

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well a gateway is part of a castel that............... ha you fools you think your acutually gonna get my to answer your question so u cn copy and paste well think again

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the gateway is a part of a castle that is the entrance to the motte and bailey castle

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How many windows does a mote and bailey castle have?

It depends, as there isn't a certian amount, it depends on how big the castle itself actually is.


What was the mote used for in medivel times?

In a motte-and-bailey castle - the motte is a fortified tower standing on a raised mound.


Why were castles first built?

Castles were built for protection of people and animals. They began as wooden compounds called " mote and Bailey." The mote was a hill and the Bailey part was the buildings. The first ones were wooden and it wasn't until gunpowder came along they became stone. The existing mote and Bailey often built a stone face in front of the wooden walls so when an attacker wanted to take the castle he thought it was stone. The castle also provided the owner with a powerful reputation in the lands he controlled.


Who uses the mote and bailey?

The Normans.


Which motte and bailey castles are still standing in England?

There are many motte and baily castles still standing here are some of them:In England:· Acklam Castle· Alnwick Castle· Arundel Castle· Bedford Castle· Berkeley Castle· Brinklow Castle· Carisbrooke Castle· Castle Neroche· Clitheroe Castle· Cymbeline's Castle· Dudley Castle· Durham Castle· Fotheringhay Castle· Lewes Castle· Launceston Castle· Lincoln Castle· Montacute· Mount Ferrant· Nether Stowey· Nottingham Castle· Okehampton Castle· Ongar Castle· Oxford Castle· Pickering Castle· Reigate Castle· Stafford Castle· Tamworth Castle· Tonbridge Castle· Totnes Castle· Totternhoe Castle· Tutbury Castle· Warwick Castle· Warkworth Castle· Windsor CastleIn Scotland:· Balgreggan Motte,· Balmaclellan Mote· Boreland Mote· Druchtag Mote, Mote Brae,· Droughdool Mote,· Innermessan· Little Carleton Motte, South· Skaithe MoteIn wales· Buddugre Castle· Cardiff Castle· Lampeter Castle· Llandovery Castle· Mold Castle· Prestatyn Castle· Tomen Castell· Wiston Castle· WolfscastleI hope this helps !!!


Do motte and bailey castles have a mote?

yes they do it is after the bailey and under the drawbridge it is mainly filed with water


What was the strongest castle built?

mote and beiley


What was the surrounding area like of a castle?

a mote


What was the appearance of a stone keep castle?

the stone castle has a mote and stone walls


What does bailey have to do with castles?

The bailey is the castle wall or the court of the castle


When was the and bailey castle invented?

the Mott and bailey castle started in the year 1066.


What do you call water filled ditched around a castle?

A Mote