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 ...

Originally built in 1250, this motte-and-bailey castle was home to many nobles, most notably Richard de Clare, who famously led the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169, marking the beginning ...

There are many examples of Norman Motte-and-Bailey castles up and down the country, but few are quite as impressive as ...

Lakes and wetlands surround the "nationally important" Cainhoe Castle scheduled monument, which is a motte and bailey castle whose mounds and ditches still remain.

Councillor plans for a barn near the site of a motte and bailey mound in Mid Wales are given the go ahead. Plans to build a big barn near the site of an ancient castle overlooking the River Severn ...

A bid to create a solar farm on land in Wormegay, near King's Lynn, has been blocked by government officials due to fears it would harm the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle close by.

Just over a century later, during the Revolt of 1173 to 1174, the motte and bailey castle was besieged. It wasn't until King Henry II arrived that those looking to capture the castle surrendered.

Devon, England, £1.5mn. What A Grade II-listed motte and bailey castle with four bedrooms and 8.41 acres of private, fenced grounds.. Where On top of a hill overlooking the Taw Valley in North ...

The motte is described as a set of earthworks that is interpreted by archaeologists as the “mutilated” remains of a motte and bailey castle.