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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Page xiv
... BRETASCHE " H. THE WORD " HURDICIUM " I. THE WORD " HERICIO " K. THE CASTLE OF YALE L. THE CASTLE OF TULLOW . M. THE Castle of SLANE N. THE WORD " DONJON " O. THE ARRANGEMENTS IN EARLY KEEPS . P. KEEPS AS RESIDENCES Q. CASTLES BUILT BY ...
... BRETASCHE " H. THE WORD " HURDICIUM " I. THE WORD " HERICIO " K. THE CASTLE OF YALE L. THE CASTLE OF TULLOW . M. THE Castle of SLANE N. THE WORD " DONJON " O. THE ARRANGEMENTS IN EARLY KEEPS . P. KEEPS AS RESIDENCES Q. CASTLES BUILT BY ...
Page 91
... bretasche , though this word seems to have meant a wooden tower of any kind , and was used both for mural towers and for the movable wooden towers employed for sieges . At a much later period it was given to the wooden balconies by ...
... bretasche , though this word seems to have meant a wooden tower of any kind , and was used both for mural towers and for the movable wooden towers employed for sieges . At a much later period it was given to the wooden balconies by ...
Page 92
... bretasche is also of Teutonic origin , akin to the German brett , a board . The court at the base of the hillock is always called the ballium , bayle , or bailey , a word for which Skeat suggests the Latin baculus , a stick , as a ...
... bretasche is also of Teutonic origin , akin to the German brett , a board . The court at the base of the hillock is always called the ballium , bayle , or bailey , a word for which Skeat suggests the Latin baculus , a stick , as a ...
Page 184
... bretasche . A subsequent study of Mr Hardwick's more lucid account of the excavations showed that this was an error . There were two pavements of boulders , one on the natural surface of the hill , on which the hut had been built , the ...
... bretasche . A subsequent study of Mr Hardwick's more lucid account of the excavations showed that this was an error . There were two pavements of boulders , one on the natural surface of the hill , on which the hut had been built , the ...
Page 199
... bretasche , or wooden tower , ordered in 1226 for the southern side of Rochester Castle , were intended to connect the Boley Hill court with the main castle . In 1722 the owner of the castle ( which had then fallen into private hands ) ...
... bretasche , or wooden tower , ordered in 1226 for the southern side of Rochester Castle , were intended to connect the Boley Hill court with the main castle . In 1722 the owner of the castle ( which had then fallen into private hands ) ...
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