Stone Castles

they were attacked by soldiers setting the motte and Bailey castles alight and the castles also had pickaxes through at the door because in a matter of time the pickaxes would make a hole in the door and they could get through.

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If a castle is besieged, no one can get in or out. The worst shortage you could possibly have is a shortage of water. People can survive without food much longer than they can survive without water. So if you wish to survive a lengthy siege, it is very important to have a source of water that is not going to run out. Wells are good for that purpose.

It would have depended on the size of the castle and the number of people living there, but all sorts of animals could have been found at castles. There would have been stables for horses; pens for geese and chickens; an aviary if the men and women kept falcons; plenty of hunting dogs; house cats and stray cats; an enclosure for cattle (which would have been brought inside the walls during times of siege); sheep, goats, and pigs; not to mention all the mice and rats that would have been running around.

If a person would like to live in a real castle, it is possible to build one. However, the cost is significantly more than just buying a house. For example, a medium sized castle has a starting budget of over 5 million dollars.

the first medievil castles were called motte and bailey they were two hills one taller than the other the taller one with the keep on it the smaller one with the soldiers homes

You can have more defences around it also it would be able to make more space for buildings :P

Warwick Castle does indeed have a significant keep. It is five story's and 39 feet tall, with 12 sides. It has a lookout at the top that offered effective visibility.

Walls to keep out water are called dams and levees.

yes,the Bodiam is still standing today in west Sussex, people from all over the world come to visit this Medieval {Middle Ages} castle which is one of best castles built in the Medieval Times by Edward Dalyngrigge

It allows for quick building. It takes a long time to build a stone castle. In those pre-gunpowder days, wood was fairly resistant to most forms of attack. All you needed was a good watchguard and a supply of water in case the eneny tried to burn the place down. Otherwise they had to assault the place with ladders and battering rams.

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They did not change from shell keep castles to square keep castle, they existed at the same time.

Most shell keeps were a result of replacing the wooden towers on top of the man made Mottes (erected as a quick way of making a castle) with stone buildings, as they were man made it was often thought they would not take the weight of keep with very tall thick walls like the Tower of London so they made shell keeps, with thinner walls.

To build a substantial keep they would have to demolish the Motte. You would have thicker stronger walls with a square tower, but the extra height on top of the motte is also a defensive advantage, and it woule be cheaper.

I don't know how, but I know why they changed stone , its because;

1.they could be burnt down .

2.they could be easily attacked .

3.they weren't very strong and were prone to rotting so they didn't last long.

hope this helps ^^

they were expensive to build

The square keep probably came first because it seemed to be more developed then the shell keep

A keep is on top if a hill that protects all the important people e.g. the knights

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To see pictures and diagrams of what castles look like, click on the related links listed below.

As the medieval period spanned approx 400 years, what medieval castles looked like could vary a lot depending upon when they were built, what materials were used and the location.

Following the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 until around 1100, castles were mainly motte and bailey type with frames and palisades (fences) made of timber.

From the 12th century onwards these were replaced by castles made of stone, the most substantial being concentric castles. Leeds Castle in Kent built in 1119 is a good example of a concentric castle which is still in tact.

The site for a castle's construction could vary enormously and therefore affected how it was built and how it looked. One example is Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland which was built on very high ground overlooking. Another is Beaumaris Castle in Anglesey which was built on marshland.

See links below:

Medieval castles timeline 1066 to 1399

Leeds Castle photos

they keep modifying it through the years until they get to that stage. aswell they might not have the stone materials so not all of the motte and bailey castles have been modified and are still standing on countries today.

There are many strengths and weaknesses of a stone keep castle. One strength includes the size which makes it intimidating to attackers. The height also makes it easier to foresee attacks miles away. However, since stone keeps are square, an attacker could simply remove a corner and wait for the castle walls to cave in.

the motte and bailey was secure because they had the wooden fence around the whole castle and the motte was high on its hill, which made the enemies not able to climb. The bailey had a d shaped ditch which also made the enemies fall in and not be able to attack.