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 73
... original castle of Fulk . Mont- richard , Chateaufort , Chérament , Montboyau , and Baugé are all castles built by Fulk , and all have or had mottes . Montboyau is the clearest case of all , as it was demolished by Fulk a few years ...
... original castle of Fulk . Mont- richard , Chateaufort , Chérament , Montboyau , and Baugé are all castles built by Fulk , and all have or had mottes . Montboyau is the clearest case of all , as it was demolished by Fulk a few years ...
Page 95
... original design , and a motte was therefore unnecessary : Bamborough , Peak , and Tynemouth , where the site was sufficiently defended by precipices : Carlisle and Richmond , whose original design is un- known to us : Belvoir , Dover ...
... original design , and a motte was therefore unnecessary : Bamborough , Peak , and Tynemouth , where the site was sufficiently defended by precipices : Carlisle and Richmond , whose original design is un- known to us : Belvoir , Dover ...
Page 97
... original baileys of the castles in this list has been measured accurately by a planimeter , from the 25 - in . Ordnance maps , in all cases in which that was possible.1 This table proves that the early Norman castles were very small in ...
... original baileys of the castles in this list has been measured accurately by a planimeter , from the 25 - in . Ordnance maps , in all cases in which that was possible.1 This table proves that the early Norman castles were very small in ...
Page 98
... original earthen castle was reared by Roger de Montgomeri , to whom William I. gave the Rapes of Arundel and Chichester , and whom he afterwards made Earl of Shrewsbury.5 [ To face p . 98 . N 100 200. 1 Description furnished by Mr D. H. ...
... original earthen castle was reared by Roger de Montgomeri , to whom William I. gave the Rapes of Arundel and Chichester , and whom he afterwards made Earl of Shrewsbury.5 [ To face p . 98 . N 100 200. 1 Description furnished by Mr D. H. ...
Page 106
... original charter of William , son of Robert , Count of Mortain , in which he gives the chapel of this castle to the Abbey of Grestein in Normandy . We may , therefore , with all probability look upon this as one of the castles built by ...
... original charter of William , son of Robert , Count of Mortain , in which he gives the chapel of this castle to the Abbey of Grestein in Normandy . We may , therefore , with all probability look upon this as one of the castles built by ...
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