The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesSome portions of this book have already appeared in print. The rest of the work is entirely new. No serious attempt had been made to ascertain the exact nature of Saxon and Danish fortifications by a comparison 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 volume were written before the appearance of his book, though the results arrived at are only slightly different. |
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See also Shrubsole , " The Age of the City Walls of Chester , " Arch . Journ . , xliv . , 1887. The present wall , which includes the castle , is an extension probably not earlier than James I.'s reign . i BREMESBYRIG , SCERGEAT ...
See also Shrubsole , " The Age of the City Walls of Chester , " Arch . Journ . , xliv . , 1887. The present wall , which includes the castle , is an extension probably not earlier than James I.'s reign . i BREMESBYRIG , SCERGEAT ...
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... of the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle , as Florence of Worcester identifies it with the Bridgenorth which Robert Belesme 1 The charter is given in Ormerod's History of Cheshire , ii . , 405 . 3 2 Journ . of Brit . Arch . Ass . , 1875 , p .
... of the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle , as Florence of Worcester identifies it with the Bridgenorth which Robert Belesme 1 The charter is given in Ormerod's History of Cheshire , ii . , 405 . 3 2 Journ . of Brit . Arch . Ass . , 1875 , p .
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2 See some excellent remarks on this subject in Mr W. St John Hope's paper on " English Fortresses ” in Arch . Journ . , Ix . , 72-90 . 3 Only a very small number of mottes have as yet been excavated . Wells were found at Almondbury ...
2 See some excellent remarks on this subject in Mr W. St John Hope's paper on " English Fortresses ” in Arch . Journ . , Ix . , 72-90 . 3 Only a very small number of mottes have as yet been excavated . Wells were found at Almondbury ...
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It was completely destroyed in 1655 ( only a few 13th century arches in a private house now remain ) , and no trustworthy plan has been preserved , but there is clear evidence that it was a motte - and - bailey castle of the usual ...
It was completely destroyed in 1655 ( only a few 13th century arches in a private house now remain ) , and no trustworthy plan has been preserved , but there is clear evidence that it was a motte - and - bailey castle of the usual ...
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Caerleon appears to have been seized by the Welsh very soon after the death of William I. 2 Itin . Camb . , p . 55 . 3 Loftus Brock , in Journ . Brit . Arch . Ass . , xlix . J. E. Lee , in Arch . Camb . , iv . , 73 . ISCA SILURUM .
Caerleon appears to have been seized by the Welsh very soon after the death of William I. 2 Itin . Camb . , p . 55 . 3 Loftus Brock , in Journ . Brit . Arch . Ass . , xlix . J. E. Lee , in Arch . Camb . , iv . , 73 . ISCA SILURUM .
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| Title | The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles |
| Author | Ella S. Armitage |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1912 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 Dec 2012 |
| ISBN | 1511546832, 9781511546836 |
| Length | 408 pages |
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