Year 2 have enjoyed visiting Ewloe Castle today as part of their history topic Kings and Queens.  They learned all about the features of a stone keep castle which has been built on a motte with a bailey.

 

Knowledge:

To identify features of a castle that would be effective when defending against attack

Skills: to understand the purpose of why a castle is built during times of unrest.

Vocab: attack, defend, bailey, keep, tower, battlements, motte