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 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.
A MOTTE AND BAILEY CASTLE IS: Motte: A motte is french for a clod of earth. The castle is built on this. Bailey: A bailey is attached to the clod of earth, via some steps and is where the soldiers of the castle sleep, like a small cottage. The castle is made out of wood and has a keep. A keep is like the lookout of a ship, but a lookout for attackers on the horizon. It is usually the safest place in the castle.
It is called a motte and baily castle that is it i think hope this helped
the keep was made out of wood
motte and bailey castles consist of a hill/motte, a bailey which was a living area for the soldiers and the castle which was made out of wood
it depend's what motte and bailey castle you are talking about
the motte is the hill and the bailey is the castle.
concentric of course because motte and bailey were made of wood so they could burn
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A Bailey in a Motte and Bailey castle would be used to put the stables, guard room, blacksmith etc...
motte and bailey castles were built out of wood