... on the outside were the ditch. This would have being a lot steeper in medieval times. This was a good defensive feature because it stopped the enemy from bringing their weapons close to the outside wall this meant that a battering ram or a bore wouldn't be able to be used to bring down to the wall. This was a good defensive feature because stops the enemy from bring their throwing engines like their mangonel and trebuchet closer to the castle. The defensive features that the castle itself had were that the walls were five metres thick and they sloped at the bottom this called the batter. This was a good defensive feature because it meant that a ladder could not be able put against the wall so the enemy were not able to scale the wall and get into the bailey. Also rams bounce off this batter. Another good defensive ...

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