How was a castle made and what materials were used?

Answer 1

Kings and nobles built castles to protect themselves. The Normans built the first castles. After winning the Battle of Hastings, the Normans needed to protect themselves and their new kingdom. They quickly started to build wooden Motte and Bailey castles. The term motte and bailey comes from Norman French words that mean mound and enclosed land.

A motte and bailey castle was built on a huge mound (motte). Mottes could range from 25 feet (8 metres) to over 80 feet (24 metres) tall. The sides were so steep that it would have been difficult to run up them. For additional protection, a deep ditch was dug around the bottom of the motte.

The bailey was situated at the bottom of the motte/mound. Baileys varied in size. They could be anything from one to three acres. The followers of the lord of the castle, lived inside the bailey. Inside the bailey were storehouses, stables, bakery, kitchens, and houses and quarters for the followers and solders. To see what a motte-and-bailey actually looked like, see the link further down this page under External Links.

The wooden motte and bailey castles were not meant to be permanent, however. They were made of timber, vulnerable to fire, and by that could be destroyed when under attack. Permanent stone Norman castles eventually replaced them. The first stone castles consisted of rectangular towers surrounded by very high stone walls. To see what an early stone castle looked like, see the link further down this page under External Links.

What is known as the 'great age of castles' began approximately 1,000 years ago and lasted for nearly 500 years. Medieval castles continued to be built from the time of the 1066 Norman Conquest to the start of the Tudor era in 1485. Although Kings and nobles originally built castles to protect themselves, over time comfortable homes evolved within those fortified walls

Answer 2

Early castles and castles that needed to be constructed quickly were built of wood and put on the tops of small hills, which were sometimes man made. This type of construction was used longer and more commonly in Eastern Europe.

Later, more permanent castles were built of stone. They were also often placed on hill tops, but sometimes were built on islands, or just in the middle of flat areas. This was probably the most common type of castle construction in most of Europe.

In some parts of Europe where there was no stone available for construction, a few castles were built of brick. This was common in Denmark, where there were few quarries, but there were people who chose to have brick castles for other reasons than lack of stone.

There is a link below to the construction section of an article on castles.

Answer 3

natural earth minerals such as stones mud and water and dirt

Answer 4

clay and rocks . :)

Answer 5

cement and stone