Thesaurus Term/Concept: MOTTE AND BAILEY

Identifier 68842
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note An early form of castle consisting of a flat-top steep-sided earthen mound, supporting a wooden tower, and a bailey.

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Context Record
Monument Type MDO8729 Christchurch Castle (Listed Building)
Monument Type MDO46297 Dorchester Castle, North Square, Dorchester (Monument)
Monument Type MDO1100 Earthwork on Castle Hill, East Chelborough (Monument)
Monument Type MDO5891 Enclosure at Abbott Street Copse,Pamphill (Monument)
Monument Type MDO5493 Motte and bailey castle, Castle Hill, Cranborne (Monument)
Monument Type MDO1101 Motte and bailey, East Chelborough (Monument)
Monument Type MDO6244 Mound on the Leaze, Wimborne Minster (Monument)
Monument Type MDO5889 Mound south of The Vine, Little Pamphill, Pamphill (Monument)
Monument Type MDO2117 Powerstock Castle, Powerstock (Monument)
Monument Type MDO4615 Shaftesbury Castle, Castle Hill, Shaftesbury (Monument)
Monument Type MDO8114 Wareham Castle (Monument)