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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The base of the hillock is surrounded by a ditch . Below the hillock is a 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 ...
The base of the hillock is surrounded by a ditch . Below the hillock is a 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 ...
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The ditch is not invariably carried all round the hillock , occasionally it is not continued between the hillock and the court . Sometimes the length of the ditch separating the hillock from the court is at a higher level than the main ...
The ditch is not invariably carried all round the hillock , occasionally it is not continued between the hillock and the court . Sometimes the length of the ditch separating the hillock from the court is at a higher level than the main ...
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Here the top of a small hill has been encircled with a ditch ; but the ditch is so narrow that it does not suggest a defensive work , and it is remote from any Roman road or navigable river . SCERGEAT has not yet been identified .
Here the top of a small hill has been encircled with a ditch ; but the ditch is so narrow that it does not suggest a defensive work , and it is remote from any Roman road or navigable river . SCERGEAT has not yet been identified .
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Dugdale says the town ditch was 45 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 ...
Dugdale says the town ditch was 45 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 ...
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The remains of an original entrance ( shown in Ormerod's Cheshire ) are visible in the middle of the N. W. side , beyond which the ditch and outer bank have been partially levelled by the encroachments of the farm buildings .
The remains of an original entrance ( shown in Ormerod's Cheshire ) are visible in the middle of the N. W. side , beyond which the ditch and outer bank have been partially levelled by the encroachments of the farm buildings .
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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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