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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... earthen banks , both on the scarp and counterscarp of the ditch , and these banks 1 Since the above was written , Mr Hadrian Allcroft's work on Earthwork of England has furnished an admirable text - book of this subject . 2 See ...
... earthen banks , both on the scarp and counterscarp of the ditch , and these banks 1 Since the above was written , Mr Hadrian Allcroft's work on Earthwork of England has furnished an admirable text - book of this subject . 2 See ...
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... earthen and timber structures with the stone castles which immediately succeeded them , so that it was only necessary to add a stone tower and stone walls to these works to convert them into a Norman castle of the popularly accepted ...
... earthen and timber structures with the stone castles which immediately succeeded them , so that it was only necessary to add a stone tower and stone walls to these works to convert them into a Norman castle of the popularly accepted ...
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... the above authors . Trans . York . Philosoph . Soc . , 1902. Another instance is recorded in the Revue Archæologique , to which we have unfortunately lost the reference . an earthen breastwork on top of the mount furnishes a.
... the above authors . Trans . York . Philosoph . Soc . , 1902. Another instance is recorded in the Revue Archæologique , to which we have unfortunately lost the reference . an earthen breastwork on top of the mount furnishes a.
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Ella S. Armitage. an earthen breastwork on top of the mount furnishes a strong presumption of a military origin . But the undoubtedly sepulchral barrows of New Grange and Dowth in Ireland show signs of having been utilised as castles ...
Ella S. Armitage. an earthen breastwork on top of the mount furnishes a strong presumption of a military origin . But the undoubtedly sepulchral barrows of New Grange and Dowth in Ireland show signs of having been utilised as castles ...
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... earthen and timber castles for their personal defence and that of their nobles , and leaving the mass of their people at the mercy of the Danes . Far other was the thought of Ethelfleda , when 1 Published in 1884 , but comprising a ...
... earthen and timber castles for their personal defence and that of their nobles , and leaving the mass of their people at the mercy of the Danes . Far other was the thought of Ethelfleda , when 1 Published in 1884 , but comprising a ...
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