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The motte is a large mound of soil and/or stone and stands from 4 meters (13 ft) high with steep sides and a flat top from 14 meters (46 ft) in diameter and a base of 30 meters (98 ft) diameter. The tower on the motte would have been constructed out of either timber or stone. The motte
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is surrounded by a ditch which was either a wet or dry ditch and 6 meters (20 ft) wide with an outer bank from 1 meter (3.3 ft) high and 2.5 meters (8.2 ft) wide. The site is now overgrown with trees and shrubs.
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