British castles: everything you wanted to know
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The Origins of Castles in England
Starting in 1066, there is a common or garden type of castle that the Normans introduced. The Mott being a great artificial mound of earth on which sits typically at first a wooden tower. A lower shallower enclosure called the Bailey was defended with ditches and wooden walls. But from the start, 99% of castles are just made of earth and timber.
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