there were 1564 motte and Bailey castles first built in England by the Norman's. the castles had a special hidden part called the "secrete tripe. the secrete tripe is a place where soldiers lie in wait for the enemy to try and invade round the back of the castle.

Strengths:

Easy to build

Very Cheap

Lookout fort at top of motte.

Portable

Ditch around Bailey

Large wooden wall

Big artificial defensive motte (hill)

Weaknesses:

Walls could catch fire easily

Could be destroyed by siege weapons.

Wall could be destroyed

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because it has a hill with a castle on top and a water river type thingy around it

Motte and Bailey castles are made out of wood and mud. They used wood because it was cheap and was easy to build with. Also, it only took a few weeks to construct. There are also dissadvantages to building with wood aswell: It rots quickly, it sets on fire easily and also can be knocked down quite easily.

the motte is the hill and the bailey is the castle.

history books

Castles were round because this meant that the person living in the castle could see an enemy from any angle plus it was alot harder to knock down a round castle

Its really old

They lived in small houses (cruck houses) they rented from landlords and worked in fields close to a manor home or castle

Not all of theMotte and Bailey castles were replaced, in fact, most of them weren't replaced but were left to rot. The Motte and Bailey castles that did get replaced were done so by Stone Keep castles (Stone castles). These castles were made out of stone (unsurprisingly) but the Motte and Bailey castles were made out of wood. The reasons that some of the Motte and Bailey castles got replaced were that they weren't very strong, they rot within a few years and that they burn easily. The Stone Keep castles were the complete opposite of this.

Because its 2011 now. It's been built for 889 years.

Because if you were the lord or lady of the manor, that means you were rich to live in one. People would work for you. You will have everything you need to live, a chapel, etc. And also you had a place to live!!!

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Castles were built next to a river or stream. This was so that the residents of the castle would get a fresh water supply. Also, some of the castles which have moats can fill it up with water. As well as being near water, a castle is usually next to a quarry. This is because when the castle was being built, the stone was painfully heavy and couldn't be carried a long distance. A castle would also need to be next to a village, town or city to keep an eye on. This was the whole point a castle was built!

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an area cleared of cover outside the castle for an easier target for the normans to the opponents.

Because over the years the Timber rotted away and left only the Mound

Type your answer here... They were constructed of wood and susceptible to fire if attacked by enemies.