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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... 100 100 Scale for Section . LAUGHTON - EN - LE - MORTHEN , YORKS . 100 Feet . N. Church 200 300 200 FEET . O 100 200 FEET Scale for Plan . River Troth 100 200 FEET . Scale for Sections . DINGESTOW , MONMOUTH . Church . [ To face p . 4 .
... 100 100 Scale for Section . LAUGHTON - EN - LE - MORTHEN , YORKS . 100 Feet . N. Church 200 300 200 FEET . O 100 200 FEET Scale for Plan . River Troth 100 200 FEET . Scale for Sections . DINGESTOW , MONMOUTH . Church . [ To face p . 4 .
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... river Lea.1 William of Malmesbury tells us that in his boyhood there was a stone in the nunnery of Shaftesbury which had been taken out of the walls of the town , which bore this inscription : " Anno dominicæ incarnationis Alfredus rex ...
... river Lea.1 William of Malmesbury tells us that in his boyhood there was a stone in the nunnery of Shaftesbury which had been taken out of the walls of the town , which bore this inscription : " Anno dominicæ incarnationis Alfredus rex ...
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... river at Hertford , Buckingham , and Nottingham are counted as two , because the very precise indications given in the AngloSaxon Chronicle show that each burh was a separate construction . Worcester Chester · Bremesburh Scargate ...
... river at Hertford , Buckingham , and Nottingham are counted as two , because the very precise indications given in the AngloSaxon Chronicle show that each burh was a separate construction . Worcester Chester · Bremesburh Scargate ...
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... river , the whole number should be reduced to twenty - two . So that more than half the boroughs built by the children of Alfred continued to maintain their existence during the succeeding centuries , and in fact until the present day ...
... river , the whole number should be reduced to twenty - two . So that more than half the boroughs built by the children of Alfred continued to maintain their existence during the succeeding centuries , and in fact until the present day ...
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... RIVER 1000 TRENT . ***** Church Bailey . IVER RIVER FIG . 3 . THAMES 500 Feet . Church . +2 m ← FROME [ To face p . 28 . Garden 90 W O 100 Feet . Rive 200 88.
... RIVER 1000 TRENT . ***** Church Bailey . IVER RIVER FIG . 3 . THAMES 500 Feet . Church . +2 m ← FROME [ To face p . 28 . Garden 90 W O 100 Feet . Rive 200 88.
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