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Motte and bailey castles were introduced to Britain by the Normans and were used in Cheshire to defend its agricultural resources. In many cases the monuments consist only of earthworks or foundations, and where significant structural remains are present, they are often also listed buildings .
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.
The motte today is 13.5 metres (44 ft) wide, up to 7.5 metres (25 ft) high and is surrounded by a 1.25-metre (4 ft 1 in) deep ditch. The two baileys were probably linked to the motte by wooden bridges. 1008256: Motte-and-bailey castle in Cockroad Wood [19] [77] Muchelney Abbey: Muchelney: Abbey: 8th century
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]
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]
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]
Skipsea Castle was a Norman motte and bailey castle near the village of Skipsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.Built around 1086 by Drogo de la Beuvrière, apparently on the remains of an Iron Age mound, it was designed to secure the newly conquered region, defend against any potential Danish invasion and control the trade route across the region leading to the North Sea.
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]