The English CastleB. T. Batsford, Limited, 1936 - 120 pages |
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Page 86
... moat when springs or neighbouring streams could be diverted into it . Such moated sites had no mound nor ram- parts , the excavated earth being used for bunds or dams to keep the water in the moats . The danger then was that the dam ...
... moat when springs or neighbouring streams could be diverted into it . Such moated sites had no mound nor ram- parts , the excavated earth being used for bunds or dams to keep the water in the moats . The danger then was that the dam ...
Page 108
... moat , forms one of the prettiest sights in England . This is a very weak little castle , with low walls and no wall - towers other than those at the angles which are also very low . Its chief glory is its great gatehouse ( 96 ) . It ...
... moat , forms one of the prettiest sights in England . This is a very weak little castle , with low walls and no wall - towers other than those at the angles which are also very low . Its chief glory is its great gatehouse ( 96 ) . It ...
Page 111
... moat to give a better view ) . The wall - towers , however , remained to the bitter end to give the full flavour of Feudalism to the castle . So , too , does the great gatehouse , although this suffers various necessary modifications ...
... moat to give a better view ) . The wall - towers , however , remained to the bitter end to give the full flavour of Feudalism to the castle . So , too , does the great gatehouse , although this suffers various necessary modifications ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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