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Task 2 Describe the following:
1. Motte ______
2. Bailey ______
3. Ringwork ______
4. Palisade ______
5. Moat ______
6. Curtain Wall ______
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7. Concentric Castle ______
Task 3
Castle Welsh English First Destroyed? built by? Caerleon Castell y Bere Cilgerran Criccieth Deganwy Dyserth Hen Domen Kidwelly Loughor Ogmore Skenfrith White Castle
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1. Which castle swapped between the English and Welsh ownership the most? ______
2. Why did the castles swap between English and Welsh ownership? ______
3. How many castles were first built by the English? ______
4. How many castles were first built by the Welsh? ______
5. Which castles were first built by the Welsh? ______
6. How many castles were destroyed during the Age of the Princes? ______
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7. Which castles were destroyed during the Age of the Princes? ______
8. Why do you think the castles were destroyed? ______
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Task 4
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Task 1 Wooden Castle: 1. Keep 2. Motte 3. Moat 4. Bailey 5. Palisade
Stone Castle: 1. Tower 2. Drawbridge 3. Gatehouse 4. Curtain Wall
Task 2 1. A motte was a mound of earth with a tower in the middle called a keep. 2. A bailey was a courtyard with defences around it. 3. A ringwork was a bank with a wooden fence called a palisade. 4. A palisade was a wooden defensive fence. 5. A moat was a ditch filled with water that surrounded castles. 6. A curtain wall was a protective wall with stone towers along it. 7. A concentric castle was a castle with walls surrounded by other walls
Task 3
Castle Welsh English First built by? Destroyed?
Caerleon 1 English No Castell y Bere 1 1 Welsh Yes Cilgerran 2 3 English No Criccieth 1 1 Welsh No Deganwy 1 2 English Yes Dyserth 1 English Yes Hen Domen 1 English No Kidwelly √ √ English No Loughor 1 English Yes Ogmore 1 English No Skenfrith 1 English No White Castle 1 English No
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Answers: 1. Cilgerran 2. Castles would be captured in battle or after a siege. 3. 10 4. 2 5. Castell y Bere, Criccieth 6. 4 7. Castell y Bere, Deganwy, Dyserth, Loughor 8. Castles were destroyed to stop the other side from using it or capturing it.