This is Epic History's 3D guide to building the perfect castle ... 900 CE, and look at the early motte-and-bailey castle, used by the Normans to subjugate England and Wales in the 11th century.

The first style of castle was called a motte and bailey. Duffus Castle in Moray ... It is the oldest surviving building in Edinburgh.

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?