--- title: "Y2 - Trip to Ewloe Castle" url: "https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-05-21-12-45-15-y2-trip-to-ewloe-castle" school: "Brookside Primary School" --- # Y2 - Trip to Ewloe Castle ![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/blog/IMG_1754.JPG) 21 May 2024 [Mrs Lomas](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/author/SharonLomas) [Year 2](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-2) Year 2 have enjoyed visiting Ewloe Castle today as part of their history topic Kings and Queens. They learned all about the features of a stone keep castle which has been built on a motte with a bailey. Knowledge: To identify features of a castle that would be effective when defending against attack Skills: to understand the purpose of why a castle is built during times of unrest. Vocab: attack, defend, bailey, keep, tower, battlements, motte [History](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/history) [SMSC & Cultural Capital](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/smsc-cultural-capital) [Personal Development](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/personal-development) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_20240520_155152.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-05-20-15-53-17-y6-computing) Previous ### [Y6 Computing](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-05-20-15-53-17-y6-computing) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_5728.jpeg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-05-22-16-11-37-year-5-s-art-day) Next ### [Year 5's Art Day](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-05-22-16-11-37-year-5-s-art-day) ### School Life - [Brookside Blog ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog) - [News](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/news) - [Events](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/events) - [Photograph Galleries ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/photo-galleries) - [School Council](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/school-council) - [After-School Clubs ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/after-school-clubs) - [KIDZ Club](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/kidz-club) - [Calendar](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/calendar) - [Newsletters](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/information-for-parents/newsletters-2026-2027) - [Mental Health ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/mental-health) ##### Location Rostherne Avenue Great Sutton Cheshire CH66 2EE ##### Contact Us 0151 558 1123 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/brooksideprimary/) © Copyright 2014–2026 Brookside Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)