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What are shell keep castles made from and why?
Shell keep castles are medieval fortresses that are usually built upon a motte. They are made from stone. Some examples of stone keep castles include the Round Tower on Windsor Castle and the Clifford's Tower on York Castle.
How tall were the stone keep castles?
It varied depending on the castle, and the height of the wall. Some were 2-3 feet thick, some 20 feet.
In what time period were Stone Keep Castles built?
Stone or square keep castles were first built in Medieval England by William the Conqueror. Stone keep castles were the natural extension of motte and bailey castles. Motte and bailey castles were only temporary features (though many mottes exist to this day) while stone keep castles were built to last. (this was copyed and pasted off the website below.)Go to www.historylearningsite.co.uk/stone_keep_castles.htm for more information.
How typical is Goodrich castle as an example 0f castle development?
In this coursework I am going investigate whether conisborogh castle in an typical castle. we visited two castle which were sandal castle and conisborogh castle because we could then find out how typical the Conisborogh castle. The first earl Warenne was the son in law of William he had been on of the kingsOn the whole of the project day we died some field work activity these two castles were because they where both built by earl Castles had some common features, but there was no such thing as a typical castle. They were built over different times by different people with different materials. it was a mote and bailey castle, later turned into a stone keep castle they had to refurbish the castle by putting the floors
What building materials were used to make Windsor Castle?
Wood and Stone
Who would be in charge of the castle if not the King or Queen in medieval times?
The military commander of a castle was called a castellan. The castellan might also be the majordomo, running the civilian staff as well. In French the same position was called a Chatelain. In German the same position was called a Burgmann. If the question is who might otherwise posses a castle rather than a king or queen, then there would have been middle rank nobles who had a castle of some sort. While we tend to think of castles as elaborate stone structures, many were simpler. A more basic castle might be a simple stone keep with a surrounding wall, either of stone or or wood. Another basic castle style was the shell keep, which is a round stone wall, with wooden or stone structures built backing to the exterior wall, and with an open central courtyard.
What are the physical feature of Utah?
Some physical features for Utah are The great Salt Lake, Castle Country, and Dinosaurland
What were some distinctive features of Indus Valley cities?
Some of its features were the stone blocks and its toilets in the houses
What are the major geographic features of Ireland?
The Blarney Stone, Stone Henge, some mountain
Is Conisbrough castle a typical castle?
== == Castles had some common features, but there was no such thing as a typical castle. They were built over different times by different people with different materials.
What are some of the features of gargoyles?
They are usually stone and have wings,though sometimes they do not.
What types of castles were built in the Norman Invasion 1066?
There are many Norman castles that were buit in britain: One is Conisbrough Castle, another is Rochester Castle, Warwickshire castle, Lincoln Castle and many more. These would have been built in the 11th century at about 1070. All Stone Castles built by the normans would have origionally been Motte and Bailey castles as they were made out of wood they turned them into Stone castles.
