Key term for OCR GCSE History B, used in Criteria for the site study.
A defensive fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised earthwork (motte), accompanied by an enclosed courtyard (bailey).
Motte and bailey appears in OCR GCSE History B revision content for History Around Us, especially Criteria for the site study and Significant times.
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The Norman Conquest (1065–1087)
Castles • Distribution and design
