like how were they filled with so much water?
2007-03-08 09:22:26 · 3 answers · asked by Michael 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Medieval moats were dug by hand, with the occasional help of a crane to lift large amounts of dirt. Most moats were placed nearby a fresh water source which had a channel to keep water curculating. This is because a moat was a castle's sewage system. Despite the regular water circulation, however, moats were very nasty places filled with disease.
On some of the castles that were built for purely aesthetic purposes, such as Nunney Castle in Wiltshire, the moat was dug deep enough to take advantage of gound water. However, Nunney was not a regular residence. It was more for special occasional use, thus the moat did not get as filthy as it would have had it been a residence.
2007-03-08 09:52:17 · answer #1 · answered by worldtraveller 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They was diged with shovils, and fillded with bucketets of water
2007-03-08 09:26:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I am not really sure but try this website and see if it helps you any : http://expression.edu/contact_us/map_to_campus/
this one looks like it could have some helpful info as well: http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castle6.htm
Hope this helps,
Jennifer
2007-03-08 09:27:57 · answer #3 · answered by jennifermlayne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋