They were typically made out of strong wood, but usually only used for refuge during war.
English castles have gun/bow and arrow slits
japanese castles defended themselves by building higher walls so attackers couldnt attack.
"Japanese castles 1540-1640" (2003) by Stephen Turnbull is a good one, but your taste may lie in European castles.
No, all castles are different in some way. These are the different types of castles: * Motte and Bailey castles (made out of wood) * Stone keep castles or just stone castles (made out of stone) * Concentric castles (also made out of stone)
Bricks ...that's what castles were made out of
There are a lot of castles which are located in Osaka. However, whenever talking about castles in Osaka, every one talks about Osaka Castle which is a Japanese castles in Osaka, Japan, one of the most famous castles in Japan.
the later castles were created out of stone but were then made out of concrete.
what were the first castles made from?
no they lived in castle but Japanese castles
Early castles were made of wood, and were built on small hills. Later castles were usually made of stone, though when a castle was needed quickly it might still be made of wood, and some castles were made of brick.
This depends on what type of castle your referring to. In the Norman times, there were two different types of castles built. There were Motte and Bailey castles and Stone keep castles (Stone castles). The Motte and Bailey castles were made out of wood and the Stone keep castles were made out of stone (obviously).