The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJohn Murray, 1912 - 408 pages Some 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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... feet high . The hillock carried a breast- work of earth round the top , which in many cases is still preserved ; this breastwork enclosed a small court , sometimes only 30 feet in diameter , in rare cases as large as half an acre ; it ...
... feet high . The hillock carried a breast- work of earth round the top , which in many cases is still preserved ; this breastwork enclosed a small court , sometimes only 30 feet in diameter , in rare cases as large as half an acre ; it ...
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... FEET . Scale for Plan . 200 FEET . 100 200 FEET . Scale for Plan . 41 N. Church . اله N. B B 200 FEET . A Scale . 100 18 Keep . 100 200 300 FEET . Scale for Plan . N. Church . A 200 FEET . Scale for Section . LAUGHTON - EN - LE ...
... FEET . Scale for Plan . 200 FEET . 100 200 FEET . Scale for Plan . 41 N. Church . اله N. B B 200 FEET . A Scale . 100 18 Keep . 100 200 300 FEET . Scale for Plan . N. Church . A 200 FEET . Scale for Section . LAUGHTON - EN - LE ...
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... Feet . 1000 TRENT . RIVER Bailey . Church . RIVER FIG . 3 . [ To face p . 28 . Ν . Old Pale Church Garden 500 90 N. 81 . Moat. RIVER THAMES . 500 Feet . Church . FROM 1 See Skeat's Dictionary , " Timber . " 2.
... Feet . 1000 TRENT . RIVER Bailey . Church . RIVER FIG . 3 . [ To face p . 28 . Ν . Old Pale Church Garden 500 90 N. 81 . Moat. RIVER THAMES . 500 Feet . Church . FROM 1 See Skeat's Dictionary , " Timber . " 2.
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... feet broad . Tamworth was a borough at the time of Domesday . STAFFORD has a motte on which stood a Norman castle ; but this is not mentioned in the table , because it stands a mile and a half from the town on the southern side of the ...
... feet broad . Tamworth was a borough at the time of Domesday . STAFFORD has a motte on which stood a Norman castle ; but this is not mentioned in the table , because it stands a mile and a half from the town on the southern side of the ...
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... feet below the crest ; the rock on the inner side of this ditch has been cut back to a nearly vertical face , while on the outer bank are the footings of a masonry wall extending almost to the point of the spur . There are traces of ...
... feet below the crest ; the rock on the inner side of this ditch has been cut back to a nearly vertical face , while on the outer bank are the footings of a masonry wall extending almost to the point of the spur . There are traces of ...
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12th century acres ancient Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Annals appears Arch Bamborough Bishop borough Brut building Burghal Hidage burgus burh called camp castelli castellum castrum chapel charter church Close Rolls Colchester Conquest Corfe Danes Danish defended ditch Domesday Book doubt Dover Earl of Chester early Norman earthen bank earthworks Edward Edward the Elder enclosed enclosure England English Ethelfleda evidence existence Feet feudal fortifications Gwynedd Henry II Henry II.'s Henry III.'s reign Hereford History houses Journ king land manor masonry mediæval mentioned moated Montgomery motte and bailey motte-and-bailey motte-castle mound mural tower Norman castle Normandy Norwich Nottingham Ordericus original Orpen outer Pipe Rolls private castle probably Quatford quod rampart remains remarks risen river Robert Rochester Roger Roman walls round Saxon says shows side Stafford stands stockade stone castle stone keep Survey town trace turris Wales ward Welsh William wooden castle Worcester word writer York