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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... ramparts which still surround them are of Saxon origin : Wallingford and Wareham . Both these fortifications are after the Roman pattern , the earthen banks forming a square with rounded corners . See Fig . 3 . 3 To complete our ...
... ramparts which still surround them are of Saxon origin : Wallingford and Wareham . Both these fortifications are after the Roman pattern , the earthen banks forming a square with rounded corners . See Fig . 3 . 3 To complete our ...
Page 30
... ramparts , or who sallied forth in their bands to fight the Danes , were the men who were slowly building up the prosperity of the stricken land of England . By studding the great highways of England with fortified towns , Alfred and ...
... ramparts , or who sallied forth in their bands to fight the Danes , were the men who were slowly building up the prosperity of the stricken land of England . By studding the great highways of England with fortified towns , Alfred and ...
Page 35
... rampart along the western half of this side . The remains of an original entrance ( shown in Ormerod's Cheshire ) are visible in the middle of the N. W. side , beyond which the ditch and outer bank have been partially levelled by the ...
... rampart along the western half of this side . The remains of an original entrance ( shown in Ormerod's Cheshire ) are visible in the middle of the N. W. side , beyond which the ditch and outer bank have been partially levelled by the ...
Page 40
... rampart , semicircular in plan , but with a square extension , is still visible , and fills with water at flood times . This is very likely to be the ditch of Edward's borough . Both at Bedford and Buckingham the Chronicle states that ...
... rampart , semicircular in plan , but with a square extension , is still visible , and fills with water at flood times . This is very likely to be the ditch of Edward's borough . Both at Bedford and Buckingham the Chronicle states that ...
Page 41
... rampart were visible in his time . 2 D. B. , ii . , 5 . • Baker's History of Northampton , ii , 321 . 3 Itin . , i . , 12 . * D. B. , i . , 219b . A.-S. C. , 921. " Wrohte tha burg æt Tofeceastre mid stan wealle . " Florence says 918 ...
... rampart were visible in his time . 2 D. B. , ii . , 5 . • Baker's History of Northampton , ii , 321 . 3 Itin . , i . , 12 . * D. B. , i . , 219b . A.-S. C. , 921. " Wrohte tha burg æt Tofeceastre mid stan wealle . " Florence says 918 ...
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