Use "motte" in a sentence

1. This is a very special but long-abandoned eighteenth-century garden, laid out on the remains of a medieval motte and bailey castle.

2. The libretto, by Antoine Houdar de la Motte, is based on the Greek myth of Ceyx and Alcyone as recounted by Ovid in his Metamorphoses.

3. To the Chateau Our Channel 4 show that follows the story of buying, renovating and restoring the 19th century Chateau de la Motte Husson.

4. When the Anglo-Normans tried to conquer Cavan in the early 13th century, Walter de Lacy built a motte-and-bailey on Turbet Island.

5. The surname Burley was first found in Somerset where Burley Castle where a motte and bailey castle of the late 11th or early 12th century remains to this day

6. Sari de la Motte: nonverbal communications expert Also recognised are the "calm and Approachable " Jamie Morgan and the "fiercely combative and intelligent" Antoine Tinnion.

7. All of its architecture originates from historical events, from its 11th-century medieval castle, remodelled by Vauban and now home to the Maritime Museum, to the Motte-Tanguy Tower and its museum about Brest in the old days.

8. Photo, Print, Drawing [Double-Balconied house, probably Jacob Motte house, 69 Church St., Charleston, S.C.] [ digital file from intermediary roll film ] Full online access to this resource is only available at the Library of Congress.

9. Escape to the Chateau is a British Channel 4 documentary series which follows the story of couple Dick Strawbridge and Angel Adoree along with their family as they buy, renovate and redecorate the 19th-century Château de la Motte-Husson in Martigné-sur-Mayenne, France, and simultaneously juggle growing both their business and family.