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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… there'. 2 The Norman castle, erected in 1068, was of the motte and bailey type. It covered some 5 acres; 27 houses were destroyed to clear the bailey, and the motte, which rises to some 80 ft. above the river, was an …
A History of the County of Leicester
… were the four gates; within this enclosure, on a rising motte by the river to the south-west, was the castle. Beyond …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
A History of the County of Worcester
… on the Severn bank there was raised an earthen mound or motte. Leland, visiting Worcester in the middle of the 16th … Speed's plan of Worcester marks 'Castle Hill,' namely, the motte, and the bailey serving as the prisons. To the east of the motte lay the inner bailey, protected on the south and east …
The Manuscripts of Shrewsbury and Coventry Corporations [etc]
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… as belonging to an 11th-century earth and timber motte and bailey castle. The limited archaeological evidence …