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The rural motte-and-bailey castles followed the traditional design, but the urban castles often lacked the traditional baileys, using parts of the town to fulfil this role instead. [73] Motte-and-bailey castles in Flanders were particularly numerous in the south along the Lower Rhine, a fiercely contested border. [74]
This digital elevation model shows the motte just left of centre, with the bailey to the right (north-east) of it. [1] A motte-and-bailey is a form of castle, with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised earthwork called a motte, accompanied by an enclosed courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade.
A motte and bailey castle, probably built after the Norman conquest of England in 1066. The castle sits close to the contemporary Norman castles of Cockroad Wood and Castle Orchard, and may have been built as part of a system of fortifications to control the surrounding area. [10] The motte of the castle is now around 5 m high, and up to 9 m ...
Weston Turville Castle is a motte-and-bailey in Buckinghamshire, England. It consists of a mound (a 'motte') with two enclosures (baileys). The castle was built in the 11th or 12th century and first mentioned in 1145. It was held by Geoffrey de Turville in 1173–74 when it was demolished on the instructions of Henry II.
Pages in category "Motte-and-bailey castles" The following 96 pages are in this category, out of 96 total. ... Dún Dealgan Motte; Durham Castle; E. Ebermannstadt ...
The motte lies within the central bailey which, at around 70 metres (230 ft) at its widest point, is the largest of the three. [3] [2] The northern bailey is separated from the central bailey by a 2-metre (6 ft 7 in) deep ditch and measures around 40 metres (130 ft) on its longest axis. [3] [2] The southern bailey is separated from the central ...
The site of the Hen Domen motte and bailey castle comprises a roughly oval area of 50 metres (160 ft) by 40 metres (130 ft) lying in a south-west to north-east direction. [ 3 ] [ 7 ] The site is surrounded by a roughly oval ditch with a depth of 2.7 metres (8.9 ft). [ 3 ]
It was a motte and bailey castle, which consisted of a wooden palisade and tower on a high man-made hill (motte) surrounded by two baileys (castle yard or ward) from its inception, and which at some time in the castle's early history was surrounded by a moat. The earthworks of the motte and south bailey are still extant and intact, whilst the ...