MOTTE AND BAILEY CASTLES

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MOTTE AND BAILEY CASTLES

• By- Sharon Lin 8S

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MOTTE AND BAILEY
STOCKADE
THE WATCH TOWER
DITCH
BAILEY
MOTTE
BRIDGE
DRAWBRIDGE
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THE START

• Motte and Bailey Castles started in early 1050
• It was started by the Normans
• Motte and Bailey castles were the first castles
  built.

• England, Wales and Scotland were where the
  most of the motte and baileys were built

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THE MOTTE

• The word Motte in old French word is clod of
  earth
• On the top of the motte there would be a stockade
  and a watch tower

• The watch tower would be for people to look out
  for attacking troops
• Mottes can be built from 10 feet to 100 feet

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THE BAILEY

• The word Bailey in old French word is enclosure
• It is like a village which would be guard of the
  castle.

• The watch tower would be for people to look out
  for attacking troops

• Mottes can be built from 10 feet to 100 feet

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HOW THEY WERE BUILT

• 1- they would make a mound, made of earth. This
  would become the Motte.
• 2- then the wooden tower/castle would be built.
  This would be on top of the Motte.

• 3- they would then build a wall around the
  castle.
• 4- then they would build the Bailey. The little
  village, at the edge of the motte.

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ADVANTAGES

• The castles are made of wood
• They are easy to build
• Easy to repair
• The people inside can see the outside and far away

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DISADVANTAGES

• Wood is a weak material
• After time, the wood can rot away
• Wood could be burnt away
• A motte can collapse due to weight of castle
• Errors in building can cause breakdown of
  structure

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THE END

• Motte and Bailey were just temporary castles,
  and were soon taken over by Stone Keeps.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http//www.etrusia.co.uk/mottes.php
• http//www.castles-of-britain.com/castlesa.htm
• http//www.jfk.herts.sch.uk/class/history/motte_an
  d_bailey_castle.htm
• http//www.btinternet.com/timeref/mottb3d.htm
• http//www.teachnet.ie/mmorrin/norman/homes.htmmo
  tte
• http//www.historylearningsite.co.uk/castles.htm
• http//www.mugdock-country-park.org.uk/Moothill/m
  b.htm
• http//www.historylearningsite.co.uk/stone_keep_ca
  stles.htm