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What came first? Motte and Bailey castles or stone keeps?

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If it helps np

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Stone castles were built taller and gave better protection against attack, fire and cold rainy weather. ... Stone castles replaced the motte and bailey castles but the stone castles also changed over time. The rectangular Keep. Shortly after the Normans invaded England, they began building rectangular stone keeps.

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