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Motte vs Ringwork - What's the difference?

motte | ringwork |

As nouns the difference between motte and ringwork

is that motte is a raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch while ringwork is a fortified defensive structure, usually circular or oval in shape, essentially a motte-and-bailey castle minus the motte.

motte

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch.
  • (US, dialect) A clump of trees in a prairie.

    • Derived terms

    * motte-and-bailey

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    ringwork

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia ringwork) (en noun)
  • A fortified defensive structure, usually circular or oval in shape, essentially a motte-and-bailey castle minus the motte.