This is Epic History's 3D guide to building the perfect castle, based on the development of European medieval castles ... 900 CE, and look at the early motte-and-bailey castle, used by the Normans ...

From its early days as a motte and bailey structure—a rudimentary ... reflecting the Victorian elite's fascination with medieval castles. Its turrets and towers, set against the backdrop of ...

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 ...

It is a Norman-era motte-and-bailey castle, built about 800 years ago. Since the National Trust obtained the land three years ago, this is the first chance it has had to clear the site of the ...

The remains of the Norman motte on the outskirts of Castle Gresley are a scheduled monument Plans to build 75 homes on the outskirts of a Derbyshire village near a medieval castle have been submitted.

Plans to build more than 70 homes on the outskirts of a Derbyshire village near a medieval castle have ... the railway line and the ancient motte and bailey castle mound that gives the area ...

Set on the Essex-Suffolk border, Hedingham Castle stands as one of England’s oldest and most storied strongholds. With a history stretching back over 900 years, this Norman landmark has welcomed ...

It says on its listing: "The earthworks of both motte and bailey ... of the castle as the administrative centre of a barony associated with families prominent in the medieval history of England ...