The first Motte and Bailey Castle was built at Mont Glonme on the River Loire in France in 990 - so the Normans were used to using the castle to dominate their tenants under the feudal system. The Normans also brought feudalism to England. Prior to the Norman invasion in 1066 led by William the Conqueror there were hardly any castles in England and the ones that did exist were built by Norman lords who were friends of King Edward the Confessor.
motte and bailey castles were built out of wood
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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.
i think it was the motte and bailey castle x
Yes, in 1095 approx. Guy de Baliol built a motte and bailey castle before Bernard de Baliol built a stone castle on the same site.
Yes i just researched this and it is built on a hill so i think that it makes it a motte and bailey as it was built between 1066 and 1087. ( when William the conqueror was in reign).
in the middle ages which is 500 to 1450
Motte means small hill. They built a motte and bailey castle which means a bailey(tower) on a hill usually with a moat around it.
The fosse is simple another word for the ditch that surrounds the motte and bailey castle. It was built for protection against enemies and sometimes filled with water.
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.
A bailey is the court yard of a motte and bailey castle. The bailey had storerooms, kitchens, stables and guardrooms. The court yard is between the gateway, and the keep.the outer walls built round a castle and the space enclosed