Work is about to begin to restore a historic mound where a castle once stood 800 years ago. Missing stones will be replaced ...

We trace the origins of the castle in the feudal system that emerged in France c.900 CE, and look at the early motte-and-bailey castle, used by the Normans to subjugate England and Wales in the ...

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Duffus Castle in Moray is an example of a motte and bailey castle in Scotland. The first style of castle was called a motte and bailey. Duffus Castle in Moray is an example of a motte and bailey ...

There are many examples of Norman Motte-and-Bailey castles up and down the country, but few are quite as impressive as Brinklow Castle. It boasts an imposing motte, at 15 metres high. Yet ...