Motte and Bailey Castle Timeline

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Oct 1066
The Normans introduce motte and bailey castles to Britain.
1068
A motte and bailey castle is built at York, England.
1068
A motte and bailey castle is built at Warwick, Warwickshire, England.
1069
A second motte and bailey castle is built at York, England.
c. 1070
William the Conqueror builds a motte and bailey castle at Windsor.
c. 1070
The Normans build the motte and bailey Pickering Castle, Yorkshire, England.
1080
A motte and bailey castle is built at Launceston, Cornwall, England.
1080
A motte and bailey castle is built at Totnes, Devon, England.
c. 1093
A motte and bailey castle is built at Caernarfon in Wales by the Normans.
c. 1100
The motte and bailey Restormel Castle, Cornwall, England is built.
1245
Clifford's Tower shell keep is built at York, England on the site of a former motte and bailey castle.