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 ix
... castle - mounds , and of the stone castles built upon many of them , but may also furnish material to the historian who seeks to trace the progress of the Norman occupation . Students of the architecture of castles are aware that this ...
... castle - mounds , and of the stone castles built upon many of them , but may also furnish material to the historian who seeks to trace the progress of the Norman occupation . Students of the architecture of castles are aware that this ...
Page xiv
Ella S. Armitage. MOTTE - CASTLES IN SCOTLAND CHAPTER X MOTTE - CASTLES IN IRELAND CHAPTER XI · · CHAPTER XII STONE CASTLES OF THE NORMAN PERIOD APPENDICES A. PRIMITIVE FOLK - MOOTS B. WATLING STREET AND THE DANELAGH C. THE MILITARY ...
Ella S. Armitage. MOTTE - CASTLES IN SCOTLAND CHAPTER X MOTTE - CASTLES IN IRELAND CHAPTER XI · · CHAPTER XII STONE CASTLES OF THE NORMAN PERIOD APPENDICES A. PRIMITIVE FOLK - MOOTS B. WATLING STREET AND THE DANELAGH C. THE MILITARY ...
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... stone castles which immediately succeeded them , so that it was only necessary to add a stone tower and stone walls to these works to convert them into a Norman castle of the popularly accepted type . We regard the military character of ...
... stone castles which immediately succeeded them , so that it was only necessary to add a stone tower and stone walls to these works to convert them into a Norman castle of the popularly accepted type . We regard the military character of ...
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... castle . A motte and a Norman castle . Unidentified . 908 . 911 1913 Unidentified . 913 No motte , but a Norman stone keep . . 914 A motte and a Norman castle . . 914 . 915 . 915 916 . 916 916 · · • Stafford , N. of Sowe . Eddisbury ...
... castle . A motte and a Norman castle . Unidentified . 908 . 911 1913 Unidentified . 913 No motte , but a Norman stone keep . . 914 A motte and a Norman castle . . 914 . 915 . 915 916 . 916 916 · · • Stafford , N. of Sowe . Eddisbury ...
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... castle upon it must have been a wooden one . A stone keep could not be placed on loose soil . The motte , therefore , must always represent the oldest castle . But there is no reason to think that the motte and its wooden keep were ...
... castle upon it must have been a wooden one . A stone keep could not be placed on loose soil . The motte , therefore , must always represent the oldest castle . But there is no reason to think that the motte and its wooden keep were ...
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