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	Word or Phrase:	KEEP AND BAILEY CASTLE *
	Definition:	A castle without a motte.

	Word or Phrase:	RINGWORK AND BAILEY *
	Definition:	An enclosure within a bailey which contained a keep and sometimes took the place of a motte.

	Word or Phrase:	MOTTE AND BAILEY *
	Definition:	An early form of castle consisting of a flat-top steep-sided earthen mound, supporting a wooden tower, and a bailey.

	Word or Phrase:	BAILEY BRIDGE *
	Definition:	A type of temporary bridge designed by Sir Donald C.Bailey during the Second World War.

	Word or Phrase:	BAILEY *
	Definition:	The courtyard of a castle, ie. the area enclosed by the rampart or curtain. Use with wider site type where known.