The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJ. Murray, 1912 - 408 pages |
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Page 19
... masonry . The title of the picture is " Virtutes urbem ingrediuntur , " and urbem is rendered in the A.-S. gloss as burh . See Fig . 2 . 6 Florence translates burh as urbs nineteen times , as arx four times , as murum once , as munitio ...
... masonry . The title of the picture is " Virtutes urbem ingrediuntur , " and urbem is rendered in the A.-S. gloss as burh . See Fig . 2 . 6 Florence translates burh as urbs nineteen times , as arx four times , as murum once , as munitio ...
Page 36
... masonry wall extending almost to the point of the spur . There are traces of another wall defending the crest on the N.E. and S .; but the base of the triangle , facing the old enclosure , does not appear to have been strengthened by a ...
... masonry wall extending almost to the point of the spur . There are traces of another wall defending the crest on the N.E. and S .; but the base of the triangle , facing the old enclosure , does not appear to have been strengthened by a ...
Page 79
... masonry . ' Their great disadvantage was their liability to fire ; but this was obviated , as in the time of the ... masons hard to find . In these social and economic reasons we have sufficient cause for the rapid spread of wooden ...
... masonry . ' Their great disadvantage was their liability to fire ; but this was obviated , as in the time of the ... masons hard to find . In these social and economic reasons we have sufficient cause for the rapid spread of wooden ...
Page 97
... masonry which is certainly early Norman to be found on one of these mottes ; where the date can be ascertained , the stone- work is invariably later than the 11th century . ABERGAVENNY ( Fig . 8 ) . - This castle , being in ...
... masonry which is certainly early Norman to be found on one of these mottes ; where the date can be ascertained , the stone- work is invariably later than the 11th century . ABERGAVENNY ( Fig . 8 ) . - This castle , being in ...
Page 100
... masonry . " The one Pipe Roll of Henry I. which we possess shows that he spent 78. 6s . 2d . on the castle in 1130 , and possibly this refers to this gatehouse . We know that Henry was a great builder , but so was the former owner of ...
... masonry . " The one Pipe Roll of Henry I. which we possess shows that he spent 78. 6s . 2d . on the castle in 1130 , and possibly this refers to this gatehouse . We know that Henry was a great builder , but so was the former owner of ...
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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