What is a motte and bailey castle made out of?

Answer 1

Motte and Bailey castles are made out of wood and mud. They used wood because it was cheap and was easy to build with. Also, it only took a few weeks to construct. There are also dissadvantages to building with wood aswell: It rots quickly, it sets on fire easily and also can be knocked down quite easily.

Answer 2

A Motte and Bailey castle is made from wood. Also, mud was used to stick the wood together. Because Motte and Bailey castle were made out of wood it was lighter and easier to get hold of than stone. It was only a matter of days before a Motte and Bailey Castle was complete.

Answer 3

A Motte and Bailey castle is made out of wood. They're made out of wood because they're light and easy to lift and build. Because wood is so easy to build with it only takes about 3 days to build. But wood also has its disadvantages aswell: Wood is flammable and moulds quickly. Wood isn't very strong and can be knocked down quite easily.

Answer 4

A Motte and Bailey castle was made out of wood. This was because it was easy to carry and quick to build. The dissadvantages of wood was that it was set on fire easily, it moulds quite quickly and it wasn't all too strong.

Answer 5

motte and bailey castles were the first type of castles made so they were made out of wood and then later on made of stronger material

Answer 6

the motte-and-bailey castle was built with mud and wood

Answer 7

Motte and bailey castles were made out of wood.

Answer 8

wood and mound of earth