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motte and bailey castle HISTORY

motte and bailey castle HISTORY

motte and bailey castle HISTORY

motte and bailey castle HISTORY

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The villa was turned into a motte in the 10th century, around which the village developed, in part in excavated troglodyte dwellings. en.wikipedia.org

The motte is now about 30 ft high and its diameter is about at the base. en.wikipedia.org

The motte was damaged by 19th century quarrying and houses have encroached on the bailey. en.wikipedia.org

He built a wooden castle of the type known as motte-and-bailey. en.wikipedia.org

The selected building site allowed for it be to natural hill scarped and ditched, producing the motte. en.wikipedia.org

The road, which runs past the north-east of the motte, destroyed some of the castle's outworks. en.wikipedia.org

Castles of the motte-and-bailey were erected quickly all over the country to subdue the locals and prevent foreign invasions by rival claimants to the throne. en.wikipedia.org

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