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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... MOTTE - CASTLES CHAPTER VII THE CASTLES OF THE NORMANS IN ENGLAND 80 94 46 CHAPTER VIII MOTTE - CASTLES IN NORTH WALES 251 • CHAPTER IX MOTTE - CASTLES IN SOUTH WALES · 273 CHAPTER X PAGE MOTTE - CASTLES IN SCOTLAND 302 CHAPTER xlii.
... MOTTE - CASTLES CHAPTER VII THE CASTLES OF THE NORMANS IN ENGLAND 80 94 46 CHAPTER VIII MOTTE - CASTLES IN NORTH WALES 251 • CHAPTER IX MOTTE - CASTLES IN SOUTH WALES · 273 CHAPTER X PAGE MOTTE - CASTLES IN SCOTLAND 302 CHAPTER xlii.
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... Motte - Castles of South Wales : -Builth , Gemaron , Payn's Castle 43. Motte - Castles of South Wales : -Cardiff , Loughor 290 294 44. Scottish Motte - Castles : -Annan , Moffat , Duffus , Old Hermitage 45. Irish Motte - Castles ...
... Motte - Castles of South Wales : -Builth , Gemaron , Payn's Castle 43. Motte - Castles of South Wales : -Cardiff , Loughor 290 294 44. Scottish Motte - Castles : -Annan , Moffat , Duffus , Old Hermitage 45. Irish Motte - Castles ...
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... motte , the Scotch and Irish mote , i.e. , the hillock of a castle , derived from the Norman - French word motte . As this word is by far the most convenient name to give to these hillocks , being the only specific name which they have ...
... motte , the Scotch and Irish mote , i.e. , the hillock of a castle , derived from the Norman - French word motte . As this word is by far the most convenient name to give to these hillocks , being the only specific name which they have ...
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... motte on a site which had once been Saxon , he did not stop to inquire what any subsequent builders might have done there , but at once assumed that the motte was Saxon . Of course , if we invariably found a motte at every place where ...
... motte on a site which had once been Saxon , he did not stop to inquire what any subsequent builders might have done there , but at once assumed that the motte was Saxon . Of course , if we invariably found a motte at every place where ...
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... motte and no Norman castle . A motte and a Norman castle . . . 913 Buckingham , S. of Ouse Buckingham , N. of Ouse . Bedford , S. of Ouse Maldon Towcester · • Wigingamere Huntingdon Colchester . Cledemuthan • • · . 914 • 1915 915 1916 ...
... motte and no Norman castle . A motte and a Norman castle . . . 913 Buckingham , S. of Ouse Buckingham , N. of Ouse . Bedford , S. of Ouse Maldon Towcester · • Wigingamere Huntingdon Colchester . Cledemuthan • • · . 914 • 1915 915 1916 ...
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12th century acres ancient Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Annals appears Arch bank borough bretasche Brut building built Burghal Hidage burgus burh called camp Cardigan castelli castellum castrum chapel charter Chester church Close Rolls Colchester Conquest Corfe Danes Danish defended ditch Domesday Book doubt Earl early Norman earthen earthworks Edward Edward the Elder enclosed enclosure England English Ethelfleda evidence existed feet feudal Fitz fortifications Fulk Nerra Gwynedd Henry II Henry II.'s Henry III.'s reign History houses II.'s reign Journ king land manor masonry medieval mentioned moated Montgomerie mote motte and bailey motte-and-bailey motte-castle mound mural towers Norman castle Norwich Ordericus original Orpen outer Pipe Rolls private castle probably Quatford remains remarks Risen river Robert Rochester Roger Roman round ruins Saxon says Scotland shows side Stafford stockade stone castle stone keep town trace turris Wales wall ward Welsh William wooden castle word writer