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 protective ditch and palisade. Relatively easy to build with unskilled labour, but still militarily formidable, these castles were built across northern Europe from the 10th century onwards, spreading from Normandy and Anjou in France, into the Holy Roman Empire, as well as the Low Countries it controlled, in the 11th century, when these castles were popularized in the area that became the Netherlands. The Normans introduced the design into England and Wales. Motte-and-bailey castles were adopted in Scotland, Ireland, and Denmark in the 12th and 13th centuries. By the end of the 13th century, the design was largely superseded by alternative forms of fortification, but the earthworks remain a prominent feature in many countries.

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  • Castle Toll Saxon burgh and medieval fort ⓘ
    archaeological site in Newenden, Kent, England, UK
  • Clun Castle ⓘ
    castle in Clun, Shropshire, England, UK  
  • Cockermouth Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed castle in Cockermouth, Cumberland, Cumbria , England, UK  
  • Dunster Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed historic house museum in Dunster, Somerset. UK  
  • Elsdon Castle ⓘ
    motte and bailey castle in Northumberland, England, UK  
  • Fotheringhay Castle ⓘ
    ruined castle in Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England, UK  
  • Huntingdon Castle ⓘ
    castle in England  
  • Llandovery Castle ⓘ
    castle in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales  
  • Mote of Urr ⓘ
    motte-and-bailey castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  
  • Oakham Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed castle in Oakham, United Kingdom  
  • Oswestry Castle ⓘ
    motte-and-bailey castle in Oswestry Civil Parish, Shropshire, England, UK  
  • Pickering Castle ⓘ
    castle in Pickering, North Yorkshire, England, UK  
  • Richard's Castle ⓘ
    castle in Herefordshire, England, UK  
  • Sandal Castle ⓘ
    medieval castle in England  
  • Shrawardine Castle ⓘ
    castle in Montford, Shropshire, England, UK
  • Thetford Castle ⓘ
    11th-century castle in Norfolk, England, UK  
  • Totnes Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed castle in Totnes, United Kingdom  
  • Warkworth Castle ⓘ
    medieval castle in Warkworth, Northumberland, England, UK  
  • Waytemore Castle ⓘ
    castle in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
  • Worksop Castle ⓘ
    motte-and-bailey castle in Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
  • Wiston Castle ⓘ
    castle in Wiston, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK  
  • Leicester Castle ⓘ
    castle in Leicester, England, UK  
  • Berkhamsted Castle ⓘ
    castle in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK  
  • Norwich Castle ⓘ
    historic castle and museum in Norwich, England  
  • Lincoln Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed building in Lincolnshire, England, UK  
  • Okehampton Castle ⓘ
    motte and bailey castle with associated earthworks north of the West Okement River.  
  • Bramber Castle ⓘ
    Norman castle in Bamber, West Sussex, England, UK  
  • Dudley Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed castle in Dudley, United Kingdom  
  • Skipsea Castle ⓘ
    castle in Skipsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom  
  • Barnstaple Castle ⓘ
    castle in Devon, England, UK  
  • Bedford Castle ⓘ
    castle in Bedfordshire, England, UK  
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Placey (Doubs) Motte féodale hdsr 1Ds MkIII 0892Placey (Doubs) Motte féodale hdsr 1Ds MkIII 0892
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Placey (Doubs) Motte féodale hdsr 1Ds MkIII 0897Placey (Doubs) Motte féodale hdsr 1Ds MkIII 0897
Placey (Doubs) Motte féodale hdsr 1Ds MkIII 0896Placey (Doubs) Motte féodale hdsr 1Ds MkIII 0896
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sitecastleCastle Toll Saxon burgh and medieval fortarchaeological site, fort, motte-and-bailey castle, burhWikidata
sitecastleClun CastleEnglish Heritage, motte-and-bailey castleWikidata
sitecastleCockermouth Castlemotte-and-bailey castle, castleWikidata
sitecastleDunster CastleNational Trust, historic house museum, motte-and-bailey castle, castleWikidata
sitecastleElsdon Castlemotte-and-bailey castleWikidata
sitecastleFotheringhay Castlearchaeological site, motte-and-bailey castleWikidata
sitecastleHuntingdon Castlemotte-and-bailey castleWikidata
sitecastleLlandovery Castlemotte-and-bailey castle, castleWikidata
sitecastleMote of Urrmotte-and-bailey castleWikidata
sitecastleOakham Castlemotte-and-bailey castleWikidata
sitecastleOswestry Castlemotte-and-bailey castleWikidata
sitecastlePickering CastleEnglish Heritage, motte-and-bailey castle, castleWikidata
sitecastleRichard's Castlemotte-and-bailey castleWikidata
sitecastleSandal Castlemotte-and-bailey castle, castleWikidata
sitecastleShrawardine Castleshell keep, archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle, castleWikidata
sitecastleThetford Castlemotte-and-bailey castle, castleWikidata
sitecastleTotnes Castleindependent museum, English Heritage, motte-and-bailey castleWikidata
sitecastleWarkworth Castlehistoric house museum, English Heritage, motte-and-bailey castle, castleWikidata
sitecastleWaytemore Castlemotte-and-bailey castleWikidata
sitecastleWorksop Castlemotte, shell keep, motte-and-bailey castle, castleWikidata
sitecastle1050Wiston CastleCadw, archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castleWikidata
sitecastle1060Leicester Castlearchaeological site, motte-and-bailey castleWikidata
sitecastle1066Berkhamsted CastleEnglish Heritage, ruins, motte-and-bailey castleWikidata
sitecastle1066Norwich Castlearchaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle, museumWikidata
sitecastle1068Lincoln Castlehistoric house museum, archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle, castleWikidata
sitecastle1068Okehampton Castleindependent museum, English Heritage, archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castleWikidata
sitecastle1070Bramber Castlecastle ruin, architectural structure, English Heritage, archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castleWikidata
sitecastle1070Dudley Castlearchaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle, castleWikidata
sitecastle1086Skipsea CastleEnglish Heritage, motte-and-bailey castleWikidata
sitecastle1100Barnstaple Castlemotte-and-bailey castle, archaeological siteWikidata
sitecastle1100Bedford Castlearchaeological site, motte-and-bailey castleWikidata
commonsimagePlacey (Doubs) Motte féodale hdsr 1Ds MkIII 0895 Commons
commonsimagePlacey (Doubs) Motte féodale hdsr 1Ds MkIII 0892 Commons
commonsimagePlacey (Doubs) Motte féodale hdsr 1Ds MkIII 0907 Commons
commonsimagePlacey (Doubs) Motte féodale hdsr 1Ds MkIII 0897 Commons
commonsimagePlacey (Doubs) Motte féodale hdsr 1Ds MkIII 0896 Commons
commonsimagePlacey (Doubs) Motte féodale hdsr 1Ds MkIII 0908 Commons
commonsimagePlacey (Doubs) Motte féodale hdsr 1Ds MkIII 0909 Commons
commonsimagePlacey (Doubs) Motte féodale hdsr 1Ds MkIII 0910 Commons
commonsimageMotte Quiquempois Commons
commonsimage2023 109 Arzano Motte féodale Commons
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