Getting royal at Okehampton Castle

Okehampton Castle is 'n pragtige en imposante ou murasie van 'n medieval motte-and-bailey-castle wat tussen 1068 and 1086 gebou is:

"A motte-and-bailey castle is a fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised earthwork called a motte, accompanied by an enclosed courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade.  Relatively easy to build with unskilled, often forced labour, but still militarily formidable, these castles were built across northern Europe from the 10th century onwards, spreading from Normandy and Anjou in France, into the Holy Roman Empire in the 11th century."  [Wikipedia]