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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
Castle Pulverbatch in Shropshire, England, was built in the 11th or 12th century and abandoned by 1202. This digital elevation model shows the motte j
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
The motte and bailey defences of Launceston Castle in Cornwall, England
A lidar view of Topcliffe Castle and Cock Lodge in North Yorkshire
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
Building the motte of Hastings Castle (HESTENGA CEASTRA) in East Sussex, from the Bayeux Tapestry
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A keep is a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars have debated the scope of the word keep, but usually consider it to refer to large towers
Motte-and-bailey castle
…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 protective ditch and palisade…
The Norman (c. 1126) keep of Rochester Castle, England (rear). The shorter rectangular tower attached to the keep is its forebuilding, and the curtain
The Norman (c. 1126) keep of Rochester Castle, England (rear). The shorter rectangular tower attached to the keep is its forebuilding, and the curtain wall is in the foreground.
Peñafiel Castle, Spain
Peñafiel Castle, Spain
Reconstructed keep at Saint-Sylvain-d'Anjou in Maine-et-Loire
Reconstructed keep at Saint-Sylvain-d'Anjou in Maine-et-Loire
The Norman keep at Colchester Castle in Essex, built in a Romanesque style on the foundations of a Roman temple
The Norman keep at Colchester Castle in Essex, built in a Romanesque style on the foundations of a Roman temple