Motte in a sentence

Although the motte is commonly associated with the bailey to form a motte-and-bailey castle, this was not always the case and there are instances where a motte existed on its own.

Called a Moate or Motte, the mound stands within the grounds of Antrim Castle and you reach it by way of the Barbican Gate, an intact part of the great stone fortress that took over from the original wooden one.

He said: 'Château de la Motte-Husson is primarily a family home, and since the day I arrived, I have treated the Strawbridges with a level of respect that has always been reciprocated.

Anderson put Montreal ahead 3-2 from the top of the right circle at 6:23 of the third before Motte’s short-handed goal pulled Tampa Bay even with 9:42 remaining in regulation.

For those unfamiliar with the Channel 4 show, Dick and Angel, alongside their two children Arthur and Dorothy, have spent almost a decade turning Chateau de la Motte Husson in Martigné-sur-Mayenne, France, into their home and business.

They would have crossed the bridge on wooden beams over the masonry — on foot, by horse, or with carts — and then removed the beams after use so that invaders wouldn't be able to cross to the motte.

People would usually have to visit La Motte Street to get a registration card.

Today, Brother Frank is a spiritual director and guides retreatants at St. Anne’s Shrine in Isle La Motte, Vermont, and elsewhere.

Embark on a journey of art discovery as you admire one of South Africa’s greatest masters, Jacob Hendrik Pierneef, at the La Motte Museum, with his Ink on Paper exhibition.

A motte was an earthen mound with a flat top.

Caernarfon in 1610 The Norman motte was erected apart from the existing settlement and came to be known as y gaer yn Arfon main, "the fortress in Arfon".

In terms of time, it has been estimated that an average sized motte – convert high and convert wide at the summit – would have taken 50 people about 40 working days.

In the early 11th century, the motte and keep – an artificial mound surmounted by a palisade and tower – was the most common form of castle in Europe, everywhere except Scandinavia.

La Motte, her caretaker in the abbey, recognizes the heights to which her imagination reached after reading the autobiographical manuscripts of a past murdered man in the abbey.

Mme de La Motte tricked Rohan into buying the necklace as a gift to Marie-Antoinette, in order for him to get into the favors of the queen.

Motte and Gulliver's also-fictional cousin negotiating the book's publication has survived.

Painting by Henri Motte from 1881.

St Illtyds Motte lies just to the south west of the church.

The citadel is a so-called motte-and-bailey castle. citation Of Leiden's old city gates only two are left, the Zijlpoort and the Morspoort, both dating from the end of the 17th century.

The first official appearance of the 924 took place in November 1975 (as a press launch rather than a motorshow appearance) at the harbour at La Grande Motte, Camargue in the south of France.