nly the earthworks of this former large motte and bailey castle are all that remain. Built by Payn Fitz-John sometime before 1137. The motte once supported a round tower and the bailey is roughly rectangular in shape. William de Braose held the castle towards the end of the 12th Century. The castle was attacked by the Welsh several times while being held by de Braose. Gwenwynwyn of Powys attacked the castle after de Braose had his cousin tied to a horse, dragged through the streets and beheaded. But the castle did not fall to the Welsh leader of Powys as de Broase had managed to get the help of the southern Welsh princes. King John took control of the castle in around 1208 shortly before it was attacked again in 1215. The castle was rebult in 1231 in the reign of Henry III but attacked and damaged by the Welsh in 1265.

emains of a motte and bailey castle.

endennis Castle was built in around 1540 by Henry VIII at the entrance to the River Fal at Falmouth. This area known as Carrick Roads is a natural deep water harbour. On the other side of the river's mouth a second castle was built called St. Mawes. Pendennis is built high above the river and is circular in shape with many openings for guns. A low curtain wall surrounds the tower.

emains of a large Norman castle with round keep. Located in south Wales a few miles north of Oxwich. Originally of wooden construction the castle was rebuilt in stone during the thirteenth century.

emains of a motte and bailey castle. On private land. Exact location not known.

emains of a stone castle situated on a commanding position on the edge of a cliff.

he design of the castle has altered greatly over time so it is not known what the original fortifications consisted of. What exists today is a large rectangular block with four attached round towers and a small double-towered gatehouse. Picton Castle is the successor of the nearby Wiston Castle.

his medieval stone castle was built by the Abbot of the nearby Furness Abbey on an island to protect the important medieval harbour of Barrow-in-Furness and as a place of refuge from the invading Scots. The licence to crenellate was granted by Edward III in 1327. The castle, which is located on the southern tip of the island, is now in ruins, but from the foundation stones that can still be seen it must have been an impressive building. The building materials used for the construction of the castle were mostly taken from the island itself, but finer stonework was probably supplied from nearby mainland quarries. The outer bailey is roughly rectangular with towers at the north-west, north-east and south-west. The inner bailey and keep form the south-eastern corner. Much of the southern and eastern sides of the curtain wall have been destroyed over time by the sea. The inner bailey, being smaller than the outer and is filled by the three-storey keep.

emains of a large motte and bailey castle.

emains of a motte and bailey castle.

ossible remains of a motte and bailey castle

ow a mansion of the site on a medieval castle.

emains of a motte and bailey castle built on low lying land. Unusually the motte is situated at the centre of the bailey. The castle was built in around 1164 by the Norman Robert Banastre but abandoned a few years later when he moved to Lancashire.It was attacked by the Welsh in 1167.

emains of a major Norman stone castle built on a hill just to the south of the River Tyne. The owners of the site in the reign of Henry I were the Umfraville family and they built a castle. In 1173 William the Lion, the Scottish King attempted to take control of Northumberland. The then owner of Prudhow was Odinel, a former friend of the king, refused to help so the Scots besieged the castle. Both in 1173 and a year later the Scots were unable to break the castle's defences. The entrance to the inner ward of the castle is via a passage through an oblong barbican. Once through the babrican any attacker would have to overcome a raised drawbridge and gatehouse. The gatehouse had a chapel in a room above the entrance and a later addition of a third floor. Much of the curtain wall still remains at Prudhoe and a tower at the north-east of the ward. In the western half of the ward are the remains of the 12th century keep. At the centre of the castle is a modern house that acts now as a shop and exhibition area.

emains of a small motte and bailey castle.