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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They consist , when fully preserved , of an artificial hillock , 20 , 30 , 40 , or in some rare instances 100 feet high . The hillock carried a breastwork of earth round the top , which in many cases is still preserved ; this breastwork ...
They consist , when fully preserved , of an artificial hillock , 20 , 30 , 40 , or in some rare instances 100 feet high . The hillock carried a breastwork of earth round the top , which in many cases is still preserved ; this breastwork ...
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200 FEET . Keep . FIG . 1. TYPICAL MOTTE - CASTLES . 90 MAIN FEATURES OF CLASS E 5 of course had. N. מן 100 Scale for Section . 100 200 FEET . Scale for Plan . TOPCLIFFE , YORKS . Church . N. ANSTEY , HERTS . ++ 200 Fam B 200 FEET .
200 FEET . Keep . FIG . 1. TYPICAL MOTTE - CASTLES . 90 MAIN FEATURES OF CLASS E 5 of course had. N. מן 100 Scale for Section . 100 200 FEET . Scale for Plan . TOPCLIFFE , YORKS . Church . N. ANSTEY , HERTS . ++ 200 Fam B 200 FEET .
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1000 N. SUMMARY OF RESULTS of Edward and Ethelfleda , but here. 0 500 Feet . RIVER 1000 TRENT . ***** Church Bailey . IVER RIVER FIG . 3 . THAMES 500 Feet . Church . +2 m ← FROME [ To face p . 28 . Garden 90 W O 100 Feet . Rive 200 88.
1000 N. SUMMARY OF RESULTS of Edward and Ethelfleda , but here. 0 500 Feet . RIVER 1000 TRENT . ***** Church Bailey . IVER RIVER FIG . 3 . THAMES 500 Feet . Church . +2 m ← FROME [ To face p . 28 . Garden 90 W O 100 Feet . Rive 200 88.
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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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triangular projection at this end , containing the foundations of medieval buildings , ' and strengthened on the N.E. by a slight ditch some 7 to 10 feet below the crest ; the rock on the inner side of this ditch has been cut back to a ...
triangular projection at this end , containing the foundations of medieval buildings , ' and strengthened on the N.E. by a slight ditch some 7 to 10 feet below the crest ; the rock on the inner side of this ditch has been cut back to a ...
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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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