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Cartes castrales de France

In the year one thousand, to guard against invasions Vikings, rose from "castral mots". The land was taken to foot, which was a ditch. The mots had a diameter at the base of 30 metres, a diameter at the top of 10 metres and a height between 4 and 15 metres. Easy to build, they were built by corvetable farmers.
At the top of the mound was a strong palissade, as well as a wood watchtower prefiguring the donjon. There was an assistant with a duckyard surrounded by a palisade. Traditionally, mott authority is exercised only within the limits of seigneurie, i.e. a kilometre approximately at round. These fortifications were amply sufficient to meet the military challenges of the six and ten centuries.
The feudal muff is therefore a primitive castle, a major element of the structure of the feudality in the medieval west
. Subsequently, wood was gradually replaced by the "b" stone , particularly to avoid fires.
We felt it was essential to introduce them by region and department.
Cartes castrales de France

Sélection de 8 castral mots sur 97 en France

Feudal motte de Châteauneuf
Motte féodale
85710 Châteauneuf

The feudal motte of Châteauneuf, a medieval vestige located in Châteauneuf in Vendée, includes a motte, a bassyard and traces of an ancient medieval castle.
Castral motte du Châtellier à Rémalard
Motte féodale
61110 Rémalard en Perche

The castral motte du Châtellier, built in the 11th century in Rémalard en Perche, is an ancient Norman castle inscribed with historical monuments. This strategic site dominates the Orne region.
Doulieu feudal motte
Motte féodale
59940 Le Doulieu

The feudal motte du Doulieu, a medieval vestige located in Le Doulieu in the Hauts-de-France, bears witness to the typical fortifications of the Middle Ages in the North.
Castral motte

32370 Sainte-Christie-d'Armagnac

The castral motte of Sainte-Christie-d'Armagnac, built in the 11th century in Occitanie, is a well preserved medieval vestige, illustrating the defensive architecture of the feudal era.
Olivet Castle
Motte féodale
14220 Grimbosq

Olivet Castle, an 11th century feudal motte, is an ancient castle of land and wood located in the forest of Grimbosq, Normandy, controlling the crossing of the Orne.
Rely's feudal muff
Motte féodale
62120 Rely

The feudal motte of Rely is a medieval vestige located in Pas-de-Calais, classified as a historical monument. This fortified site, surrounded by ditches, bears witness to the defensive architecture of the Middle Ages.
Castral motte de la Butte Saint-Pierre
Motte féodale
61500 Sées

The castral motte de la Butte Saint-Pierre is a medieval 11th century fortification located in Sées, Normandy, classified as a historical monument in 1996.
Castral ensemble of Vèvre
Ensemble castral
18250 Neuvy-Deux-Clochers

The castral ensemble of Vèvre, in Neuvy-Deux-Clochers (Centre-Val de Loire), is a medieval fortified site evolving from the 9th to the 17th century, combining motte, seigneurial tower and agricultural courtyard, witness to the feudal history of Berry.