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Castle Mound (other)
Castle Mound may refer to: * The motte of a motte-and-bailey castle * Local name of Cambridge Castle, England * Local name of Barnstaple Castle, England * Castle Mound, part of the Kernavė Mounds complex, Lithuania See also *Castle Mountain (other) *Castle Hill (other) * Schlossberg (other), "Castle Hill" in German *Zamkova Hora (other), "Castle Hill" in Ukrainian {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motte-and-bailey Castle
A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade. Relatively easy to build with unskilled 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, as well as the Low Countries it controlled, in the 11th century, when these castles were popularized in the area that became the Netherlands. The Normans introduced the design into England and Wales. Motte-and-bailey castles were adopted in Scotland, Ireland, 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 By the end of the 13th century, the design was largely superseded by alternative forms of fortification, but the earthworks remain a prominent feature in many countries. Architecture Structures A motte-and-bailey castle was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambridge Castle
Cambridge Castle, locally also known as Castle Mound, is located in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. Originally built after the Norman conquest of England, Norman conquest to control the strategically important route to the north of England, it played a role in the conflicts of the Anarchy, the First Barons' War, First and Second Barons' Wars. Hugely expanded by Edward I of England, Edward I, the castle then fell rapidly into disuse in the late medieval era, its stonework recycled for building purposes in the surrounding University of Cambridge, colleges. Cambridge Castle was refortified during the English Civil War but once again fell into disuse, used primarily as the county gaol. The castle gaol was finally demolished in 1842, with a new prison built in the castle bailey. This prison was demolished in 1932, replaced with the modern Shire Hall, Cambridge, Shire Hall, and only the castle motte and bailey, motte and limited earthworks still stand. The site is open to the publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnstaple Castle
Barnstaple Castle stood near what is now the centre of the town of Barnstaple, Devon (). When it was built, it was on the western side of the fortified town and commanded a good view of both the town and its important river crossings. The castle was built on top of an early medieval cemetery. History Barnstaple Castle was founded in the 11th or 12th century; it was first mentioned in a 12th-century document. It is uncertain who founded the castle: if it was early it could have been built on the instruction of William the Conqueror as he subdued south-west England or if it was a later construction it could have been built for Juhel (Joel) of Totnes, who held the castle in the early 12th century. Juhel also established Barnstaple Priory around 1107. King Stephen granted the castle to Henry de Tracy, one of his supporters. In the 12th century, stone buildings were erected on top of the motte, possibly during Henry de Tracy's tenure. The castle descended through his family to anoth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kernavė Mounds
The Kernavė hillforts (, Kernavė hillforts) are five hillforts at the southern edge of Kernavė ( Širvintos District, Aukštaitija, Lithuania) in the Pajauta Valley on the right side of the Neris valley. Kernavė is the oldest known (but not the first) capital of Grand Duchy of Lithuania.Kernavės piliakalniai '''' Since 1989 the site is part of the , added to the |
Castle Mountain (other)
Castle Mountain is a peak in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Castle Mountain may also refer to: Canada *Castle Mountain, Alberta or Castle Junction, a locality near the mountain in Banff *Castle Mountain Resort, near Pincher Creek, Alberta *Castle Mountain (British Columbia), a mountain in the Flathead Range, near Fernie United States *Castle Mountain (Alaska), in the Wrangell Mountains *Castle Mountain (Carbon County, Montana), a mountain in the Beartooth Range *Castle Mountain (Hampshire County, West Virginia) *Castle Mountain (Pendleton County, West Virginia) *Castle Mountain (Washington), Cascade Range See also *Castle Towers Mountain, near Garibaldi Lake, British Columbia, Canada *Schlossberg (other), for a number of articles named ''Castle Mountain'' in German {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle Hill (other)
Castle Hill may refer to: Places Australia * Castle Hill, a small hill and land area in Bicton, Western Australia *Castle Hill, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney * Castle Hill, Queensland, a suburb of Townsville **Castle Hill, Townsville, a granite monolith United Kingdom England * Castle Hill, Brighton, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Brighton, East Sussex * Castle Hill, Cambridge, a hill and street in Cambridge * Castle Hill, Chessington, a Local Nature Reserve in London * Castle Hill, Dudley Castle, West Midlands * Castle Hill, Englefield Green, Surrey * Castle Hill, Filleigh, a privately owned Palladian House in North Devon * Castle Hill, Folkestone, a hill on the North Downs near Folkestone, Kent * Castle Hill, Hampshire, Iron Age fortification the New Forest in Hampshire * Castle Hill, Huddersfield, in the county of West Yorkshire in England * Castle Hill, Malvern Hills, in the parish of Wichenford * Castle Hill, Mere, in Wiltshire, England * Castle Hill, Oxford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schlossberg (other)
Schlossberg or Schloßberg (German for ''Castle Mountain''; usually a hill or mountain with a "castle" on it) may refer to: Places *Schlossberg (Bavaria), a part of the municipality of Stephanskirchen in Bavaria, Germany * Schloßberg (Bopfingen), a suburb of the city of Bopfingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany * Schlossberg (Brandenburg), a hill in Brandenburg, Germany *Schlossberg (Freiburg), a hill near the city of Freiburg im Breisgau in Germany. *Schlossberg (Graz), a hill in Graz, Austria *Schloßberg (Leibnitz), a town in the district of Leibnitz in Styria, Austria *Schloßberg (Pegnitz), a mountain in Bavaria, Germany *Schlossberg (Romania), the German name for the village of Chinari, in Sântana de Mureș, Romania *Schloßberg (Stolpen), a hill formed from basalt columns in Saxony, Germany, *Schlossberg (Uri), a mountain in Central Switzerland * Schlossberg, Bratislava, part of Podhradie, Bratislava * Schlossberg, a hill near Husseren-les-Châteaux in Alsace (France) on whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
