Originally built in 1250, this motte-and-bailey castle ... Bunratty Castle is situated in County Clare along the Shannon Estuary, where Ireland's longest river meets the Atlantic Ocean.

Cranborne Castle's central 'motte' Cranborne Castle is a motte and bailey type ... the valley of the River Crane. The motte measures 180ft diameter by 28ft high with a surrounding partially ...

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 ...

Early visitors were hunter-gatherers of the Mesolithic period, then came travellers following the river valleys between ... In Norman times a small motte and bailey castle was built, and finds ...

The inspirational setting of the Great Hall in Leicester Castle provides a unique and special venue for conferences, meetings or intimate dinners. Originally a motte-and-bailey castle was built in ...