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Motte and Bailey Castles

Created in the 11th century in Britain, Ireland and France, a motte-and-bailey castle is a form of castle built on a high mound surrounded by a protective fence. The Windsor Castle is an example of this.

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Why did the normans have to quickly build castles?

they needed to build them quickly because they needed to look after the land and stone castles take 10 years to build. : ) Hope that helped .

How long have motte and bailey been around?

Motte and bailey castles have been around for millions of years for example if you live near a road that has castle at the end that road was probably a motte and bailey castle

What were circular stone keep castles?

A Round Keep was one of the strongest castle designs. A round tower would not have any sharp corners that prevented the view of the archers. It would provide a broad view for the soldiers. There would also not be any weak corners that the enemy could tunnel under and collapse a wall. Also, a Round Tower would allow enemy missiles to bounce and slide off the smooth walls.

Is alnwick castle a motte and bailey castle?

No. This is because motte and bailey castles were made of wood and built on a hill, but Alnwick Castle is made of stone and not built on a hill.

What are d- shaped circular towers?

Medieval castle towers were originally square, projecting out beyond the castle wall to allow for archers to shoot along the outside length of the walls. Square towers have angled corners which not only produce blind spots for the defenders, but which also represent weak parts of the construction - undermining a tower corner will bring down the entire structure.

This is exactly what happened at Rochester castle in 1215; the castle fell and the tower was later rebuilt in circular form.

Circular towers have no blind spots and no angles that can be undermined. But it was soon noticed that the interior part of the tower was really of no value defensively or structurally; only the half facing the exterior needed to be curved. Making the inner face perfectly flat (so the tower now had a D-section) saved on construction time and allowed the wall walk to pass behind the flat face of the tower.

Some of these D-towers were completely open at the back, others had a flat wall of timber or stone.

The 14th century city walls of Canterbury in Kent had many of these open-backed D-towers, together with some older square towers.

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How do you make a simple model of a Norman Motte and Bailey fort?

A round ice- cream container makes a good mound, and you can paint a piece of card or paper to make the bailey. that's all I have, but you could try modelling clay for the ditch?

Who is Rocquel Motte?

She is PrettyBoi Rock. Married to the late Tempestt King. A sports star and great father to two boys (Rosji and Trigga). Born to Ralph and Jessie. If you ask her for a picture she will give you 3 strikes... ha ha

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.

Why did the design of a Motte and Bailey Castle start to Change?

The design of the motte and bailey castle changed due to the strategies of attack improving and developing. for e.g. burning the castles down became a vast attack strategy and this led to the design changing to square keep castles, which where made of stone.

Why was there a drawbridge in Motte and Bailey castles?

So the normans could pull up the bridge and the rebelling angelo-Saxons couldn't get into the castle.

if they got into the castle a cullis gate would close around them, and above them a Norman soldier would pour hot boiling tar over him.

What are later castles?

Later castles were castles introduced in the beginning of the the Tudor period. They were not used as fortresses but as a kind of palace. Raglan castle is a famous Later Castle.

What were the contribution for Lucretia Mott?

she helped free black men and slaves and gave more rights to women.

Can you build a sand castle on the moon?

Logically, no you can't. There is no sand on the moon. That being said if you (for some reason) brought sand to the moon, you very well could. No forces of weathering or erosion would act on it there.

What color is a bailey castle?

The majority of motte and bailey castles were made of wooden fences and buildings. Their keeps were usually made of limestone so the main colours of these castles were mostly brown and different shades of white.

Chicago portrait company?

There seems to be quite a few reverse glass painted pictures of the us capitol dated 1917. Were these copied from an earlier painting ? They are similar but not the same in detail as mine.

The 1917 ones were made by the Chicago Portrait Co.

Thanks...Bob

What were King William's castles like?

At first it was simply a castle made out of wood surrounded by a motte. Surrounding the motte was the bailey. And surrounding that was the wooden wall (this was how the normans built their castles, because king William was from Normandy and now he is king of England, he built Norman castles in England). This was all to easy to attack so they eventually built a more modern castle.

What was the Bunratty Castle built for?

Bunratty Castle, North Munster, is sited on an original Viking Trading Camp which dates back to around 970 and is the last of four castles to be built on the site. Robert De Muscegros, a Norman, built the first defensive fortress in 1250. It was destroyed 3 times in history but it was once again restored.