motte

Converse of object

• build: However, building a motte was a skilled achievement.
• have: They differ from motte and bailey castles because they do not have a motte.
• call: In these castles, there was a fortified building ( the castle ) on top of a man-made hill called a motte.
• construct: In the 1080s, the Normans reoccupied a Roman fort and constructed a motte here.
• surround: Admire this truly impressive ancient large motte surrounded by it's circular shell keep.
• suppose: Intriguingly, this avenue aligns upon the supposed motte at Droughduil, immediately to the south of the complex.

Adjective modifier

• medieval: The mound is known as Droughduil Mote, and has been recorded as a medieval motte.
• ancient: Admire this truly impressive ancient large motte surrounded by it's circular shell keep.
• early: This castle stands on the site of an earlier ring motte.
• original: There has been much confusion over the years as to where this original motte and bailey castle actually stood.
• large: East of the town is an exceptionally large motte, about 135 feet high.
• first: The first recorded motte in England was in 1051 when French castle builders were building one for the English king in Hereford.

Modifies a noun

• castle: Dating from the 11th century, the timber motte castle at Alnwick was reconstructed of stone during the early part of the 12th century.

Noun used with modifier

• century: The monument comprises two areas which include the remains of a large Iron Age univallate hillfort and a twelfth century motte and bailey castle.
• castle: Bury Mount, the castle motte in Moat Lane, was probably built by the Normans in the 11th century.
• timber: Dating from the 11th century, the timber motte castle at Alnwick was reconstructed of stone during the early part of the 12th century.
• earthwork: The railroad charged motorists 1p to cross the Lune Halton Castle is an earthwork motte and bailey.
• ring: This castle stands on the site of an earlier ring motte.
• earth: It also badly damaged the earth motte near today's High Street on which the castle had been built in 1160.