Motte-and-bailey castle - Wikipedia A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade
Medieval Architecture: What Is a Motte-and-Bailey Castle? A Motte-and-Bailey Castle is a type of medieval fortification that was commonly used throughout Europe, particularly during the early medieval period The design consists of two main elements: a raised earthwork called the motte and an enclosed courtyard known as the bailey
MOTTE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary Within moments, she had a castle motte, ready to receive the keep History a mound on which a castle was erected Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video
What does Motte mean? - Definitions. net motte noun a raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch motte noun A clump of trees in a prairie Etymology: Compare motte a clod, clump, or hillock
motte - definition and meaning - Wordnik noun A copse or small stand of trees on a prairie noun A flat-topped mound of earth, often made artificially in the Middle Ages, on which was built a wooden or stone defensive structure from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English noun Local, U S A clump of trees in a prairie