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The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles

Note 224 — Chapter VI · DISTRIBUTION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MOTTE-CASTLES

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Only a very small number of mottes have as yet been excavated. Wells were found at Almondbury, Berkeley, Berkhampstead, Carisbrook, Conisborough, Kenilworth, Northallerton, Norwich, Pontefract, Oxford, Tunbridge, Worcester, and York. At Caus, there is a well in the ditch between the motte and the bailey. Frequently there is a second well in the bailey.

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