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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

Castral motte de la Roche-Bertin
Motte féodale
17220 Sainte-Soulle

The castral motte of the Roche-Bertin, a medieval vestige located in Sainte-Soulle in Charente-Maritime, is a historic site inscribed with historical monuments since 1989, witness to the defensive architecture of the Middle Ages.
Castral motte de Saint-Sever-Calvados
Motte féodale
14380 Saint-Sever-Calvados

The castral motte of Saint-Sever-Calvados is an ancient medieval castle of land and wood located in the forest of Saint-Sever, in Calvados, Normandy. Ranked a historic monument, this feudal site dates back to the years 1000-1050.
Castral motte from Venables
Motte féodale
27940 aux Trois Lacs

The castral motte of Venables is a medieval fortification located on the Three Lakes, in the Eure in Normandy, overlooking the Seine valley.
Aulnoye-Aymeries feudal motte
Motte féodale
59620 Aulnoye-Aymeries

The feudal motte of Aulnoye-Aymeries, a medieval vestige of the 12th and 13th centuries, is a classified historical site located in the North, in the Hauts-de-France region.
Lamazère feudal motte
Motte féodale
32300 Lamazère

The feudal motte of Lamazère, a medieval vestige located in Gers in Occitanie, illustrates the rural defensive architecture of the Middle Ages, associated with a nearby Romanesque church.
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 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.
Mauguio feudal motte
Motte féodale
34130 Mauguio

The feudal motte of Mauguio, a medieval vestige located in the eponymous town of Occitanie, marks the transition between the Middle Ages and the modern era, between 19th and 20th centuries.