900 CE, and look at the early motte-and-bailey castle, used by the Normans to subjugate ... with the addition of stone curtain walls, massive keeps, towers (square, round and D-shaped), as well ...

"The building features sandstone walls beneath a pitched slate and lead roof [and] the 12th-century motte and bailey castle also comes complete with a Norman keep, a 13th-century round tower ...

There are many examples of Norman Motte-and-Bailey castles up and down ... "The 15th century stone church near the entrance to the castle may have had a Norman precursor in timber." ...

Work is about to begin to restore a historic mound where a castle once stood 800 years ago. Missing stones will be replaced on the motte wall of the former Bedford Castle site, the mortar ...

Duffus Castle in Moray is an example of a motte and bailey castle in Scotland. The first style of castle was called a motte and bailey. Duffus Castle in Moray is an example of a motte and bailey ...