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Heff76
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posted 11-21-2004 02:09 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Heff76     Edit/Delete Message
Hi all! I just stumbled over this board while doing some 'net research and hope that someone may be able to help, as I'm getting a bit frustrated. I've read through all the threads around here (found some great info, too, btw), but didn't see what I needed. I'm writing a novel (historical romance *you may roll your eyes now, lol*) that takes place during the Norman Conquest of England and would like to be as accurate as possible.

I'm wondering if anyone knows the basic dimensions of a Motte & Bailey Castle...specifically, how large was the wooden keep? Outbuildings? I've found numerous sites that show what's left of the Motte and have diagrams of what the original M&B Castle would possibly have looked like, but no "numbers", so to speak, on how big the places were.

Thanks so much for any help!

Heather

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