motte-and-bailey castle

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Illustration comparing three main castle types: a motte and bailey with a wooden fort on a mound and enclosed yard, a stone keep castle with a central stone tower and surrounding walls, and a concentric castle with multiple layers of defensive walls, towers, and inner and outer baileys.

motte-and-bailey castle: Media

military architecture

Images

Illustration comparing three main castle types: a motte and bailey with a wooden fort on a mound and enclosed yard, a stone keep castle with a central stone tower and surrounding walls, and a concentric castle with multiple layers of defensive walls, towers, and inner and outer baileys.

Castle types

Three main castle types: motte and bailey, stone keep, and concentric.

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