If you sent a satellite back in time you might see something like this. It's the castle I've been working on; you can see the other images here: [link][link][link]
I normally don't ask this, but there is a fullview to check out.
Oh hey, one other thing. Would anyone be interested in some interior shots of the castle?
This is absolutely stunning. The detail is incredible. It's very hard to find art this precise and realistic of historically accurate dwellings like the classic motte-and-bailey that you have here. Bravo, and more please!
The land looks flat, so there is not much flow to that water. And the way you painted the pond shows that it is more stagnant than fresh. Maybe it does not stink (though all hints from medieval sources make it quite clear that in the absence of sewers they dumped their offal next to their homes and that moats were often used as cesspits), but there must be all kinds of insects that make living next to it uncomfortable. We have just such a pond close to my home, and on hot summer days, when the water has close to human body heat, there is indeed a foul stench of decomposition. Not a place for a house.