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Since Motte and Bailey castles suffered from burning up due to enemies with fire arrows, castles built completely out of stone were introduced because it had a better form of protection. The Stone Keep had a thick stone wall surrounding a keep. The wall had arrow slits so arrows could be fire by defenders while being protected. Motes of water and draw bridges were still being used.
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William Conqueror built the Warwick castle in 1068. Warwick was a Motte and Bailey, built out of wood.
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William and his men started with a Motte and Bailey, but later it was remodeled into complete stone. It was used to keep prisoners locked up.
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Built by Richard the Lionheart, this castle is known to be quiet exquisite. The castle sits on a hill approxomatily 90 meters high.
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Designed and Built by King Edward in 1278, the concentric castle offered the best defence out of any form of castles. It had two walls protecting the keep. It used a draw bridge and a mote filled with water.
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The castle built by William the Conqueror was attacked during the 'Barons War'. The castle suffered from a big amount of damage, but it was able to withstand most of the damage because of it converting from a Motte and Bailey to a stone castle
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The first form of castles were built. It was called the Motte and Bailey and was built completely out of wood. It had two parts: The Motte and the Bailey. The Bailey was the are were people lived and animals were kept. The Motte was a mountain with a look out tower ontop. The castle was surrounded by a wooden fence and a mote full of water.