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 28
... earthen banks forming a square with rounded corners . See Fig . 3 . 3 To complete our knowledge of Anglo - Saxon ... bank and trench , which seem to have been of a square form , " were to be seen.4 In the following chapter we shall ...
... earthen banks forming a square with rounded corners . See Fig . 3 . 3 To complete our knowledge of Anglo - Saxon ... bank and trench , which seem to have been of a square form , " were to be seen.4 In the following chapter we shall ...
Page 41
... earthen bank of Edward's borough remains now , but Gough states that it was an oblong camp enclosing about 22 acres.1 It had rounded corners and a very wide ditch , with a bank on both scarp and counterscarp . Maldon was a borough at ...
... earthen bank of Edward's borough remains now , but Gough states that it was an oblong camp enclosing about 22 acres.1 It had rounded corners and a very wide ditch , with a bank on both scarp and counterscarp . Maldon was a borough at ...
Page 70
... earth at each end of the bridge , while the latter tells us that it was a vallum to protect a garrison which ... bank of wood and stone round the monastery of St Denis ; " castellum in gyro ipsius monasterii ex ligno et lapide 70 ...
... earth at each end of the bridge , while the latter tells us that it was a vallum to protect a garrison which ... bank of wood and stone round the monastery of St Denis ; " castellum in gyro ipsius monasterii ex ligno et lapide 70 ...
Page 106
... earthen platforms on the north and east , connected by a bank , and closely investing the external ditch , which were for- merly supposed to form part of the castle works . Mr W. St John Hope has suggested the far more plausible theory ...
... earthen platforms on the north and east , connected by a bank , and closely investing the external ditch , which were for- merly supposed to form part of the castle works . Mr W. St John Hope has suggested the far more plausible theory ...
Page 109
... earthen bank . The absence of this bank makes it likely , though of course not certain , that this wall was the original work of De Braose ; the stones of which it is composed would be almost as easily obtained as the earth for a bank ...
... earthen bank . The absence of this bank makes it likely , though of course not certain , that this wall was the original work of De Braose ; the stones of which it is composed would be almost as easily obtained as the earth for a bank ...
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12th century acres ancient Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Annals appears Arch Bamborough Bishop borough Brut building Burghal Hidage burgus burh called camp castelli castellum castrum chapel charter church Close Rolls Colchester Conquest Corfe Danes Danish defended ditch Domesday Book doubt Dover Earl of Chester early Norman earthen bank earthworks Edward Edward the Elder enclosed enclosure England English Ethelfleda evidence existence Feet feudal fortifications Gwynedd Henry II Henry II.'s Henry III.'s reign Hereford History houses Journ king land manor masonry mediæval mentioned moated Montgomery motte and bailey motte-and-bailey motte-castle mound mural tower Norman castle Normandy Norwich Nottingham Ordericus original Orpen outer Pipe Rolls private castle probably Quatford quod rampart remains remarks risen river Robert Rochester Roger Roman walls round Saxon says shows side Stafford stands stockade stone castle stone keep Survey town trace turris Wales ward Welsh William wooden castle Worcester word writer York