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A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on ... Peter. (2009) A History of the Early Medieval Siege, c.450-1200 ...
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.
Middleton Mount was a motte and bailey castle built during the Norman period. [1] The motte is 49 m in diameter, protected by an 11 m wide ditch. [2] The castle's crescent-shaped bailey and three rectangular enclosures of uncertain medieval date lay alongside the motte. [2]
A windmill was built on top of the motte between 1561 and 1562. [19] In the early 17th century, like many other medieval Suffolk parks, the park of Eye around the castle was broken up and turned into fields. [20] In the 1830s a workhouse and a school were built inside the castle bailey. [17]
Thetford Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle in the market town of Thetford in the Breckland area of Norfolk, England.The first castle in Thetford, a probable 11th-century Norman ringwork called Red Castle, was replaced in the 12th century by a much larger motte and bailey castle on the other side of the town.
A motte and bailey castle. The motte is the hill with the fortified keep on top; the bailey is the larger, fenced area. Philosopher Nicholas Shackel, who coined the term, [1] prefers to speak of a motte-and-bailey doctrine instead of a fallacy. [3] In 2005, Shackel described the reference to medieval castle defense like this: [2]
The baileys and motte are all enclosed by ditches, and the ditch around the motte contains a spring. [1] [3] The southern bailey measures 80 by 70 metres (260 by 230 ft) and contains the post-medieval Manor House which was built in the 18th century. [10] [8] The eastern bailey measures 80 by 50 metres (260 by 160 ft). [10]
It is an artificial mound which was thought to have a bailey and therefore be a castle motte, hence the name of the farms. Linge [60] is of the opinion that the supposed bailey, clearly visible form the road under the appropriate light conditions, is a natural geographic feature. The mound is 19 m (62 ft) in diameter and 3.5 m (11.5 ft) high.