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View all science worksheets. View all animal worksheets. View all Addition Worksheets. View all Numbers Worksheets. Inside the bailey, lived the followers of the Lord who ran the castle. There were many buildings inside the bailey including stables, storehouses, bakeries, kitchens, houses, and quarters for soldiers. Wooden fence palisade. There were motte and bailey castles all over England and along the frontier of Wales. Many of England's existing castles began as motte and bailey castles.
Windsor Castle in Berkshire, started life as a motte and bailey castle. Windsor Castle - originally a motte and bailey castle. View of Windsor Castle from the River Thames.
The bailey was designed so that any point on its circumference outer edge would be within bowshot of the tower. What were the disadvantages of motte and bailey castles?
How and why did Norman castle building material change? Castle sites were well chosen to maximise their defensive value — bends in the river, as is the case in Durham, were ideal because the river provided an additional line of defence. Sources of fresh water were also essential for their own sake — ensuring that the inhabitants of a castle would have constant supply of drinking water.
The steep river banks of the Durham Peninsula made it an ideal defensive site for a castle. Stone walls constructed in the 12th century added to this natural line of defence. Mottes were artificial mounds constructed by piling consecutive layers of earth and stones and then compacting them. The stones were essential to ensure that the motte would remain solid and also helped with drainage. The sides of the motte were often covered with a thick layer of clay — this prevented erosion and made it even harder for invaders to get up to the keep at the top, especially during or after wet weather.
Usually, the keep was only accessible by a wooden staircase, or a flying bridge, both of which could easily be destroyed when the keep was under threat of attack.
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