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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We know of only one ( Skipsea ) in which the bailey covers as much as eight acres ; in by far the greater number the whole area included in the hillock , court , and ditches does not exceed three acres , and often it is not more than ...
We know of only one ( Skipsea ) in which the bailey covers as much as eight acres ; in by far the greater number the whole area included in the hillock , court , and ditches does not exceed three acres , and often it is not more than ...
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Just outside the village of Bakewell there are the remains of a motte and bailey castle ( a small motte and bailey of 2 acres ) , which are always assumed to be the burh of Edward . But the enclosure is far too small for a borough ...
Just outside the village of Bakewell there are the remains of a motte and bailey castle ( a small motte and bailey of 2 acres ) , which are always assumed to be the burh of Edward . But the enclosure is far too small for a borough ...
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But we are concerned more particularly here with the origin of the motte - and - bailey castle . The exact place or time of its first appearance is still a matter of conjecture . Certainly there is not a word in the chronicles which is ...
But we are concerned more particularly here with the origin of the motte - and - bailey castle . The exact place or time of its first appearance is still a matter of conjecture . Certainly there is not a word in the chronicles which is ...
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Now as we have already suggested in Chapter I. , the plan of the motteand - bailey castle strongly suggests that there may be a connection between its adoption and the use of mercenaries . For the plan of this kind of castle seems to ...
Now as we have already suggested in Chapter I. , the plan of the motteand - bailey castle strongly suggests that there may be a connection between its adoption and the use of mercenaries . For the plan of this kind of castle seems to ...
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At Caus , there is a well in the ditch between the motte and the bailey . Frequently there is a second well in the bailey . 4 The writer at one time thought that the ruins at the east end of the castle of Pontefract concealed a second ...
At Caus , there is a well in the ditch between the motte and the bailey . Frequently there is a second well in the bailey . 4 The writer at one time thought that the ruins at the east end of the castle of Pontefract concealed a second ...
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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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