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_michelle | 20:33 Thu 08th Nov 2007 | History
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Hi
Need help, sons homework !!!!!!!!!

does anyone know historically what a large yard by a castle was called ?

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bailey
In Turkish it is kaleici - just thought you'd like to know!
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Hi
thank you for your help, have now discovered historically a yard by a castle was know as a ' bawn' .

Thanks so much for your help
michelle
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Well, in Ireland (is that where you are, incidentally?) a bawn is a defensive wall round a house or castle, originally to protect livestock in the event of an attack, but I'm not sure it would refer to the enclosed yard itself; and I reckon jno is right - in England it was a bailey (as in The Old).
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No we are in West Sussex, England
Thank you so much
michelle

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