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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... courts attached , ( ƒ ) banks and ditches surrounding homesteads , ( g ) manorial works , ( h ) fortified villages . We venture to think that still further divisions are needed , to include ( 1 ) boundary earthworks ; ( 2 ) sepulchral ...
... courts attached , ( ƒ ) banks and ditches surrounding homesteads , ( g ) manorial works , ( h ) fortified villages . We venture to think that still further divisions are needed , to include ( 1 ) boundary earthworks ; ( 2 ) sepulchral ...
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... court , much larger than the small space enclosed on the top of the mount . It also has been surrounded by a ditch , which joins the ditch of the mount , and thus encloses the whole fortification . The court is defended by earthen banks ...
... court , much larger than the small space enclosed on the top of the mount . It also has been surrounded by a ditch , which joins the ditch of the mount , and thus encloses the whole fortification . The court is defended by earthen banks ...
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... court . Sometimes the length of the ditch separating the hillock from the court is at a higher level than the main ditch . Often the ditches were evidently dry from the first , but not infrequently they are wet , and sometimes vestiges ...
... court . Sometimes the length of the ditch separating the hillock from the court is at a higher level than the main ditch . Often the ditches were evidently dry from the first , but not infrequently they are wet , and sometimes vestiges ...
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... court . Thus it is probable that the force which followed this chieftain was not composed of men of his own blood , in whom he could repose absolute trust ; and the earthworks themselves suggest that they are the work of an invader who ...
... court . Thus it is probable that the force which followed this chieftain was not composed of men of his own blood , in whom he could repose absolute trust ; and the earthworks themselves suggest that they are the work of an invader who ...
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... courts were held there , just because it had formerly been the site of a castle , and consequently a seat of ... court . Excavation or documentary evidence can alone decide in these cases , though the presence of 1 Some writers ...
... courts were held there , just because it had formerly been the site of a castle , and consequently a seat of ... court . Excavation or documentary evidence can alone decide in these cases , though the presence of 1 Some writers ...
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