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In some parts of England there are mottes called to this day by the name of " Toot Hill , " which means " hill of watching " ; there is a Toot Hill at Pirton in Herts which is an ancient motte . ( The sites of residential castles ...
In some parts of England there are mottes called to this day by the name of " Toot Hill , " which means " hill of watching " ; there is a Toot Hill at Pirton in Herts which is an ancient motte . ( The sites of residential castles ...
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These basements were not beneath the ground and should therefore be called , strictly , the " ground floor . " As , however , the entrance to such structures was nearly always on the first floor , the lower storey became in effect a ...
These basements were not beneath the ground and should therefore be called , strictly , the " ground floor . " As , however , the entrance to such structures was nearly always on the first floor , the lower storey became in effect a ...
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These soldiers were called " knights , " which , of course , in early times meant merely a paid soldier , albeit of such rank that he fought on horseback . In the twelfth century his wages were eightpence a day .
These soldiers were called " knights , " which , of course , in early times meant merely a paid soldier , albeit of such rank that he fought on horseback . In the twelfth century his wages were eightpence a day .
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Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The English Castle British heritage series English countryside series |
| Author | Hugh Braun |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | B. T. Batsford, Limited, 1936 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 10 Feb 2020 |
| Length | 120 pages |
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