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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

Roc'h castral motte in Arzano
Motte féodale
29300 Arzano

The rock motte of Roc'h, a medieval vestige of Finistère, is a medieval fortress overlooking the Scorff valley in Arzano, Brittany. Protected by a ditch, it once housed a wooden tower.
Feudal motte and Lesquellen camp in Plabennec
Motte féodale
29860 Plabennec

The feudal motte and camp of Lesquellen, in Plabennec, Brittany, is a medieval site classified as Historical Monument, bearing witness to the local fortifications of the Middle Ages.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hagedet castral motte
Motte féodale
65700 Hagedet

The castral motte of Hagedet, built between the 11th and 12th centuries, is a fortified site located in the Hautes-Pyrénées, in Occitanie, on the border of Béarn, Armagnac and Bigorre.
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.