"മോറ്റ് ആൻഡ് ബെയ്ലി കോട്ട" എന്ന താളിന്റെ പതിപ്പുകൾ തമ്മിലുള്ള വ്യത്യാസം

accompanied by an enclosed [[courtyard]], or bailey, surrounded by a protective [[Rampart (fortification)|ditch]] and [[palisade]]. Relatively easy to build with unskilled, often forced labour, but still militarily formidable, these castles were built across northern Europe from the 10th century onwards, spreading from [[Normandy]] and [[Anjou]] in [[France]], into the [[Holy Roman Empire]] in the 11th century. The [[Normans]] introduced the design into [[England]] and [[Wales]] following their invasion in 1066. Motte-and-bailey castles were adopted in [[Scotland]], [[Ireland]], the [[Low Countries]] and [[Denmark]] in the 12th and 13th centuries. By the end of the 13th century, the design was largely superseded by alternative forms of fortification, but the earthworks remain a prominent feature in many countries.

[[File:RidsdalePanorma.jpg|thumb|450px|A reconstruction of the English city of [[York]] in the 15th century, showing the motte and bailey fortifications of [[Baile Hill, York|Old Baile]] (left) and [[York Castle]] (right)]]-->