Fotheringhay Castle
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Fotheringhay Castle, also known as Fotheringay Castle, was a High Middle Age Norman Motte-and-bailey castle in the village of Fotheringhay 3+1⁄2 miles to the north of the market town of Oundle, Northa
The motte of Fotheringhay Castle
The motte and site of Fotheringhay Castle seen from across the River Nene
Contemporary sketch of the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, in Fotheringhay's great hall
Scant masonry remains of Fotheringhay Castle
Motte-and-bailey castle
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A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a prot
Fotheringhay Castle
…Fotheringhay Castle, also known as Fotheringay Castle, was a High Middle Age Norman Motte-and-bailey castle in the village of Fotheringhay 3+1⁄2 miles (6 kilometres) to the north of the market town of Oundle, Northamptonshire, England (grid reference TL061930…
Castle Pulverbatch in Shropshire, England, was built in the 11th or 12th century and abandoned by 1202. This digital elevation model shows the motte just left of centre, with the bailey to the right (north-east) of it.
The motte and bailey defences of Launceston Castle in Cornwall, England
A lidar view of Topcliffe Castle and Cock Lodge in North Yorkshire
Building the motte of Hastings Castle (HESTENGA CEASTRA) in East Sussex, from the Bayeux Tapestry