motte-and-bailey castle
US /ˌmɑːt ən ˈbeɪli ˈkæsl/
UK /ˌmɑːt ən ˈbeɪli ˈkæsl/
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motte-en-bailey kasteel
a medieval European castle design consisting of a fortified mound (motte) with a wooden or stone keep on top, and a lower enclosed courtyard (bailey) surrounded by a palisade and ditch
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Many early Norman castles in England were of the motte-and-bailey design.
Veel vroege Normandische kastelen in Engeland waren van het motte-en-bailey ontwerp.
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The archaeological dig revealed the remains of a large motte-and-bailey castle.
De archeologische opgraving onthulde de overblijfselen van een groot motte-en-bailey kasteel.