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 28
... remains as still exist of the boroughs 1 Buckingham is the only place which is included in both lists . See Appendix E. Castle . N WALLINGFORD , BERKS . WAREHAM , DORSET. 2 Domesday Book and Beyond , 188. See Appendix E. Southwark , one ...
... remains as still exist of the boroughs 1 Buckingham is the only place which is included in both lists . See Appendix E. Castle . N WALLINGFORD , BERKS . WAREHAM , DORSET. 2 Domesday Book and Beyond , 188. See Appendix E. Southwark , one ...
Page 35
... remain . The walls are mentioned in Domesday Book.1 EDDISBURY , in Cheshire ( Fig . 4 ) , is the only case in ... remains of an original entrance ( shown in Ormerod's Cheshire ) are visible in the middle of the N. W. side , beyond ...
... remain . The walls are mentioned in Domesday Book.1 EDDISBURY , in Cheshire ( Fig . 4 ) , is the only case in ... remains of an original entrance ( shown in Ormerod's Cheshire ) are visible in the middle of the N. W. side , beyond ...
Page 41
... remains now , but Gough states that it was an oblong camp enclosing about 22 acres.1 It had rounded corners and a very wide ditch , with a bank on both scarp and counterscarp . Maldon was a borough at Domesday ; the king had a hall ...
... remains now , but Gough states that it was an oblong camp enclosing about 22 acres.1 It had rounded corners and a very wide ditch , with a bank on both scarp and counterscarp . Maldon was a borough at Domesday ; the king had a hall ...
Page 47
... remains of the castrum . The later borough of Manchester , which existed at least as early as the 13th century , appears to have grown up round the Norman castle , about a mile from the Roman castrum . 2 BAKEWELL . - The vagueness of ...
... remains of the castrum . The later borough of Manchester , which existed at least as early as the 13th century , appears to have grown up round the Norman castle , about a mile from the Roman castrum . 2 BAKEWELL . - The vagueness of ...
Page 50
... remains of " a roughly defined rectangular work , situated on the north and east of the church , on the slope of the hill towards the marsh , a very likely place for an entrenchment thrown up to defend a fleet of light - draught ships ...
... remains of " a roughly defined rectangular work , situated on the north and east of the church , on the slope of the hill towards the marsh , a very likely place for an entrenchment thrown up to defend a fleet of light - draught ships ...
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