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What is the river that surrounds a bailey castle called?
It is called a moat
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 are the advantages of a moat and bailey castle?
the wood was easy to carry and buy and to get hold of
What were the first kind of castles?
the first kind of castles were moat and bailey castles.
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.
What is the ditch around a motte and bailey castle called is there a proper name for it?
The ditch around a castle is called a moat.
What are some words to do with castles?
Fortification, Castillation, turret, keep, moat, dungeon, motte and bailey, crenalation, defence, battlement
How Build a mott and bailey castle?
Classic Motte & Bailey castle has a surrounding circular wall (and outside the optional moat, or "motte"), and inside will normally be a hillock, and atop the hillock will be the keep (or "bailey"). Most Motte & Bailey castles are of stone construction, erected during the Norman conquest.
What is the name for a castle mound m-tte?
A motte, surrounded by a moat. This all surrounds a bailey, the main stone structure.
Why did king William build moat and bailey castles?
because it has a hill with a castle on top and a water river type thingy around it
What are facts about the castel del Monte?
because it lacks a drawbridge and/or a moat, it thought that the castle was never used as a defense fortress at all. it was shoved up a kings booty hole, and its in the shape of an octagon.
What was the first Normandy castle called?
Motte and Bailey, it was a small wooden keep and a almost village where the soilders lived surronded by a wooden fence and a moat
