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    Guildford Castle is located in Guildford, England, 30 miles from London. Built shortly after the Norman conquest in 1066, it was originally constructed as a motte-and-bailey castle with an earthen mound and walled area at the bottom. Between 1091-1180, a stone wall was built around the top of the motte and a stone keep replaced the original wooden one, measuring 47 feet by 45.5 feet with 10 foot thick walls. This castle underwent expansions and improvements throughout the medieval period.

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    Guildford Castle is located in Guildford, England, 30 miles from London. Built shortly after the Norman conquest in 1066, it was originally constructed as a motte-and-bailey castle with an earthen mound and walled area at the bottom. Between 1091-1180, a stone wall was built around the top of the motte and a stone keep replaced the original wooden one, measuring 47 feet by 45.5 feet with 10 foot thick walls. This castle underwent expansions and improvements throughout the medieval period.

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    Guildford Castle is located in Guildford, England, 30 miles from London. Built shortly after the Norman conquest in 1066, it was originally constructed as a motte-and-bailey castle with an earthen mound and walled area at the bottom. Between 1091-1180, a stone wall was built around the top of the motte and a stone keep replaced the original wooden one, measuring 47 feet by 45.5 feet with 10 foot thick walls. This castle underwent expansions and improvements throughout the medieval period.

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    MY GUILDFORD CASTLE

    POWERPOINT!
    FROM 1066-1180

    Where is it?
    It is in the centre of Guildford which
    is 30 miles away from London,
    Englands capital city.

    1066-1090
    It had an inner and outer bailey.
    It was built shortly after 1066 by William the conqueror or
    one of his barons.
    The castle was originally a motte and bailey castle,
    which is a castle with a big mound of earth at one end,
    where a tower stands and a walled area at the bottom
    which has houses in for accomidating people.

    1091-1180
    In the late 11 century or the early 12 century a
    bargate stone wall was built around the top of
    the motte making it a thing known as a stone
    keep.
    Around the 1130 a bargate (which is a type of
    stone) keep (which is the big tower on the hill)
    was added instead of a wooden one. Its
    interior dimensions were 47 feet by 45.5 feet.
    The walls were about 10 feet at the bottom
    and taper towards the top. This building would
    have been used as an apartment for the king.

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