Motte and Bailey castles

_{The commander of the castle would live here, at the top of the hill.}

• Castle

• Keep

• Bailey

• Motte

This is where the soldiers would live

• The Keep

• The huts

• The Palisade

• The gatehouse

Links the castle to the outside world

• The palisade

• The dungeon

• Spiral staircase

• The drawbridge

The large area that contains the soldiers and horses

• The motte

• The moat

• The bailey

• The palisade

The high wooden walls surrounding the castle

• The palisade

• The motte

• The moat

• The bailey

This surrounds the whole castle  and is usually dry

• The moat

• The motte

• The keep

• The drawbridge

The large mound of earth that the Keep is built on top of.

• The moat

• The bailey

• The Keep

• The motte

How long would it take to build a motte and bailey castle?

• As little as a week

• Up to a month

• 6 months

• Up to a year

How many castle is it estimated William built?

• Around 100

• 100-200

• 200-400

• Around 500

What was the distance between Williams castles?

• 1 mile

• 5 miles

• 20 miles

• 50 miles