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  • ...........................were ditches often filled with water that went around the castle.
    Moats
  • People They also added a group of buildings below the motte on flat land. This was called a bailey
    a bailey
  • .......................was a spiked barrier made from metal or wood.
    A portcullis
  • word that means the same as ‘protected
    shielded
  • .....................were ditches filled with water that went around a castle
    moats
  • The group of buildings below the motte was called a .......................
    bailey
  • A keep was ............
    a rectangular, square or round tower
  • ............................was a spiked barrier made from metal or wood.
    Portcullis
  • What did a moat do?
    It made it harder for enemies to dig into a castle
  • a castle gate or door
    large, heavy and usually hard to break throug
  • How was a portcullis pulled up or down?
    using chains
  • There was a rectangular or square tower on top of the motte that was called .............
    a keep
  • a special bridge that could be pulled up or lowered down
    drawbridge
  • .......................was where people lived.
    the keep
  • The first castles were often just
    mound called motte
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