Stones and boulders were put in too to make the Motte stronger.
The Bailey was the yard area or in this case a village and many people lived there.
A responsible Norman was made lord of the village to keep things in control.
There were many different buildings in a Motte and Bailey village: a well, guardhouse, granary, stables, cookhouse, tithe barn, stone keep, houses, weapons store, living quarters, a guard room and a large manor house with its own grounds belonging to the lord.
Some other Motte and Bailey villages may not have these features or have other buildings, but all villages differ.
On top of the Motte was a stone/wooden keep or a lookout.
This was useful, for it was high up and not as difficult to spot attackers.
Placed around the Motte and Bailey was a wooden fence or Palisade.
There was also a ditch or moat surrounding the Motte and Bailey.
This was filled with water and waste, sometimes there was another moat dug out and filled again to make an outer Bailey as well as an inner Bailey.
There was a drawbridge at the front of the village so that any unwanted guests couldn't enter if lowered.
Linking the Motte and Bailey together was another drawbridge, if under attack; the drawbridge could easily be cut down.
These castles or villages were first built around 1086; the Motte was built by first digging out the moat and piling all the dirt in a certain place to make a mound of earth.
Stones and boulders were put in too to make the Motte stronger.
The Bailey was the yard area or in this case a village and many people lived there.
A responsible Norman was made lord of the village to keep things in control.
There were many different buildings in a Motte and Bailey village: a well, guardhouse, granary, stables, cookhouse, tithe barn, stone keep, houses, weapons store, living quarters, a guard room and a large manor house with its own grounds belonging to the lord.
Some other Motte and Bailey villages may not have these features or have other buildings, but all villages differ.
On top of the Motte was a stone/wooden keep or a lookout.
This was useful, for it was high up and not as difficult to spot attackers.
Placed around the Motte and Bailey was a wooden fence or Palisade.
There was also a ditch or moat surrounding the Motte and Bailey.
This was filled with water and waste, sometimes there was another moat dug out and filled again to make an outer Bailey as well as an inner Bailey.
There was a drawbridge at the front of the village so that any unwanted guests couldn't enter if lowered.
Linking the Motte and Bailey together was another drawbridge, if under attack; the drawbridge could easily be cut down.