The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJ. Murray, 1912 - 408 pages |
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Page vii
... of the existing remains with the historical records which have come down to us , until the publication of Mr. Allcroft's valuable book on Earthwork of England . The chapters on Saxon and Danish earthworks in the present vil.
... of the existing remains with the historical records which have come down to us , until the publication of Mr. Allcroft's valuable book on Earthwork of England . The chapters on Saxon and Danish earthworks in the present vil.
Page viii
Ella S. Armitage. The chapters on Saxon and Danish earthworks in the present volume were written before the appearance of his book , though the results arrived at are only slightly different . In Chapter V. an effort is made to trace the ...
Ella S. Armitage. The chapters on Saxon and Danish earthworks in the present volume were written before the appearance of his book , though the results arrived at are only slightly different . In Chapter V. an effort is made to trace the ...
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... earthworks which were extant in their time . But if we turn over the archæological journals of some fifty years ago , we shall be struck by the paucity of papers on earthworks , and especially by the complete ignoring , in most cases ...
... earthworks which were extant in their time . But if we turn over the archæological journals of some fifty years ago , we shall be struck by the paucity of papers on earthworks , and especially by the complete ignoring , in most cases ...
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... earthworks , counterbalances that merit by enunciating as a fact a mere guess of his own , which , as we shall afterwards show , was ... Earthworks , and CLASSIFICATION OF EARTHWORKS 3 drew up the classification of earthworks 2 INTRODUCTORY.
... earthworks , counterbalances that merit by enunciating as a fact a mere guess of his own , which , as we shall afterwards show , was ... Earthworks , and CLASSIFICATION OF EARTHWORKS 3 drew up the classification of earthworks 2 INTRODUCTORY.
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Ella S. Armitage. CLASSIFICATION OF EARTHWORKS 3 drew up the classification of earthworks which is now being generally adopted by archæological writers . This classification may be abridged into ( a ) promontory or cliff forts , ( 6 ) ...
Ella S. Armitage. CLASSIFICATION OF EARTHWORKS 3 drew up the classification of earthworks which is now being generally adopted by archæological writers . This classification may be abridged into ( a ) promontory or cliff forts , ( 6 ) ...
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12th century acres ancient Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Annals appears Arch borough bretasche Brut building built Burghal Hidage burgus burh called camp Cardigan castelli castellum castrum certainly chapel charter Chester church Close Rolls Colchester Conquest Corfe Danes Danish defended ditch Domesday Book doubt Earl early Norman earthworks Edward Edward the Elder enclosed enclosure England English Ethelfleda evidence existence feet feudal Fitz fortifications Fulk Nerra Giraldus Gwynedd Henry II Henry II.'s hillock History houses III.'s reign Journ king land manor masonry mediæval mentioned moated Montgomerie mote motte and bailey motte-and-bailey motte-castle mound mural towers Norman castle Norwich Ordericus original Orpen outer Pipe Rolls private castle probably Quatford remains remarks Risen river Robert Rochester Roger Roman round ruins Saxon says Scotland shows side Stafford stands stockade stone castle stone keep town trace turris Wales wall ward Welsh William wooden castle word writer