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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there is an excellent drawing of a four - sided enclosure , with towers at the angles , and battlemented walls of masonry . The title of the picture is " Virtutes urbem ingrediuntur , " and urbem is rendered in the A.-S. gloss as burh .
there is an excellent drawing of a four - sided enclosure , with towers at the angles , and battlemented walls of masonry . The title of the picture is " Virtutes urbem ingrediuntur , " and urbem is rendered in the A.-S. gloss as burh .
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... ditch some 7 to 10 feet below the crest ; the rock on the inner side of this ditch has been cut back to a nearly vertical face , while on the outer bank are the footings of a masonry wall extending almost to the point of the spur .
... ditch some 7 to 10 feet below the crest ; the rock on the inner side of this ditch has been cut back to a nearly vertical face , while on the outer bank are the footings of a masonry wall extending almost to the point of the spur .
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SUM OF THE EVIDENCE 79 wooden defences have one important advantage over stone ones , their greater cohesion , which enabled them to resist the blows of the battering - ram better than rubble masonry.1 Their great disadvantage was their ...
SUM OF THE EVIDENCE 79 wooden defences have one important advantage over stone ones , their greater cohesion , which enabled them to resist the blows of the battering - ram better than rubble masonry.1 Their great disadvantage was their ...
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We may remark here that in not a single case is any masonry which is certainly early Norman to be found on one of these mottes ; where the date can be ascertained , the stonework is invariably later than the 11th century .
We may remark here that in not a single case is any masonry which is certainly early Norman to be found on one of these mottes ; where the date can be ascertained , the stonework is invariably later than the 11th century .
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There is earlier Norman work still remaining in the bailey , namely , the fine gateway , which though of plain and severe Norman , is larger and loftier than the early work of that style , and of superior masonry .
There is earlier Norman work still remaining in the bailey , namely , the fine gateway , which though of plain and severe Norman , is larger and loftier than the early work of that style , and of superior masonry .
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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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