A new lakeside nature reserve that includes the remains of a Norman castle is opening to the public. Clophill Lakes in Bedfordshire is managed by environmental charity The Greensand Trust, which ...

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 ...

We trace the origins of the castle in the feudal system that emerged in France c.900 CE, and look at the early motte-and-bailey castle, used by the Normans to subjugate England and Wales in the ...

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?

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 ...