Thesaurus Term/Concept: MOTTE AND BAILEY

Identifier 68842
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note An early form of castle consisting of a flat-top steep-sided earthen mound, supporting a wooden tower, and a bailey.

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Instances/Examples (14)

Context Record
Monument Type MNF10471 Burgh Castle, or Gariannonum/Gariannum (Monument)
Monument Type MNF11047 Castle Hill and Hangman's Hill, Denton (Monument)
Monument Type MNF8001 Horsford Castle, Castle Yards or Castle Hill (Monument)
Monument Type MNF3394 Middleton Mount, a motte and bailey castle (Monument)
Monument Type MNF7230 Mileham Castle (Monument)
Monument Type MNF18102 Modern cropmarks (Negative evidence)
Monument Type MNW3164 Norwich Castle (Monument)
Monument Type MNW6 Norwich Castle Mound and Bailey (Monument)
Monument Type MNF8809 Possible site of medieval castle, Common Hill, Scoulton (Cropmark and Earthwork)
Monument Type MNF8808 Possible site of medieval castle, Scoulton (Monument)
Monument Type MNF5478 Red Mount Chapel, The Walks (Building)
Monument Type MNF11100 Site of Hawker's Hall, Redenhall with Harleston (Monument)
Monument Type MNF5747 Thetford Castle: Iron Age hillfort and medieval motte and bailey castle (Monument)
Monument Type MNF3455 Wormegay Castle (Monument)