Click on the picture below to find out more about parts of a motte and bailey castle. King David I of Scotland was born more than 900 years ago and he ruled Scotland for nearly 30 years.

Find your added subjects in My Bitesize. Find out how King David I changed Scotland by inviting Norman knights to build motte-and-bailey castles. Why did towns and burghs appear around castles?

There are many examples of Norman Motte-and-Bailey castles up and down the country, but few are quite as impressive as Brinklow Castle. It boasts an imposing motte, at 15 metres high. Yet ...

Click on the picture below to find out more about parts of a motte and bailey castle. King David I of Scotland was born more than 900 years ago and he ruled Scotland for nearly 30 years.