It is a Norman-era motte-and-bailey castle, built about 800 years ago. Since the National Trust obtained the land three years ago, this is the first chance it has had to clear the site of the ...

The proposed development site is close to Toons Furnishers, the A444 roundabout, and the Norman motte and bailey castle mound that gives the village its name. South Derbyshire District Council ...

English Heritage has confirmed that Totnes Castle - one of the best preserved examples of a Norman motte and bailey castle in England - could close during the winter months as part of major ...

The first style of castle was called a motte and bailey. Duffus Castle in Moray is ... epic adventures of William the Conqueror and his Norman Knights when he invaded England in 1066.

Find your added subjects in My Bitesize. Find out how King David I changed Scotland by inviting Norman knights to build motte-and-bailey castles. Why did towns and burghs appear around castles?

But West Norfolk Council blocked the project due to concerns about the effect it could have on the 12th-century Norman structure. Wormegay Castle ... of both motte and bailey survive well and ...

English Heritage has confirmed that Totnes Castle - one of the best preserved examples of a Norman motte and bailey castle in England - could close during the winter months as part of major ...