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Castles in the Middle Ages were used to keep out enemies.
No castles have been built since the middle ages
motte and bailey castles
Early castles were built of wood on earthworks or small hills. Later castles were built of stone, sometimes on earthworks or hills, sometimes on islands, or just on level ground, but with a moat. In places where there was not much stone to build with, castles were often built of brick instead of stone.
Most castles in the Middle Ages were built over a span of a decade or more. They were built by masons and carpenters, mostly of stone.
Castles have a rather distinctive architecture, and were nearly all built in the Middle Ages. They were also politically and militarily important in the time.
because they were built in the middle ages and most of them are in good conditions
Castles were developed in the middle ages because people thought that the kings and queens should live more wealthier than the peasant's. Therefore, they built castles.
Earlier in the Middle Ages, they built fleets of ships to combat pirates and Vikings. Later on they built castles.
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castles were important in the middle ages mainly in 1066 and onwards
Castles were built as a form of protection and were strongholds against the enemy.