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MONUMENT CLASS DESCRIPTION

MOTTE AND BAILEY CASTLES

NOVEMBER 1988

1 Definition 2 Date 3 General Description 4 Distribution and regional variation
5 Rarity 6 Survival and Potential 7 Associations 8 Characterisation criteria
12 Bibliography 13 Acknowledgements 14 Figures

MOTTE AND BAILEY CASTLES

Alternative, colloquial, and related terms: Castle: Castle, motte and bailey; Castle mound; Courtyard; Donjon; Earthwork; Earthwork castle; Enclosure; Fort; Mound; Ward

Ordnance Survey map term: Motte & Bailey

RCHME Thesaurus Monument Type : Motte and Bailey.