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Wark Castle: The Motte and Bailey
Motte and Bailey castles were introduced into this country by the Normans, most date to the late 11th and 12th
centuries. A Norman baron called Walter Espec built a Motte and Bailey Castle at Wark in the early 12th century.
The castle was probably rebuilt in stone towards the end of the 12th century but it is thought that the overall
plan and extent of the original castle was retained.
There is very little to be seen of this earliest phase of the castle, although part of the motte is probably still
visible as the mound on which the later keep sits.
Find out what the Motte and Bailey looked like and how Wark Castle
developed in the 12th and 13th centuries or return to the home page.
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