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motte-and-bailey castles


Identification code: 300400701



Alternative term/s

  • castles, motte-and-bailey
  • motte and bailey castle
  • motte-and-bailey castle

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Fortifications consisting of a wooden or stone keep built on a mound of raised earth and a bailey, surrounded by a palisade and ditch. This type of castle was used in Northern Europe from the 10th until the end of the 13th century.

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