The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesSome 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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... Tapestry would lead us to think that it always enclosed a wooden tower.2 As a rule the hillock is round , but it is not unfrequently oval , and occasionally square . The base of the hillock is surrounded by a ditch .
... Tapestry would lead us to think that it always enclosed a wooden tower.2 As a rule the hillock is round , but it is not unfrequently oval , and occasionally square . The base of the hillock is surrounded by a ditch .
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... and timber structures with the 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 .
... and timber structures with the 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 .
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But this manor was given by the Earl of Chester to the monks of St 1 The tower called Cæsar's Tower is really a mural tower of the 13th century . E. W. Cox , " Chester Castle , " in Chester Hist . and Archæol . Soc . , V. , 239 .
But this manor was given by the Earl of Chester to the monks of St 1 The tower called Cæsar's Tower is really a mural tower of the 13th century . E. W. Cox , " Chester Castle , " in Chester Hist . and Archæol . Soc . , V. , 239 .
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Whether these first private castles were provided with towers we have no evidence either to prove or to disprove . ... The earliest instance known to the writer is in 924 , when the tower of the presidium where Herbert Count of ...
Whether these first private castles were provided with towers we have no evidence either to prove or to disprove . ... The earliest instance known to the writer is in 924 , when the tower of the presidium where Herbert Count of ...
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told that he restored the principal tower and made it into his own house.1 Count Herbert built a keep in Laon before 931 ; and this appears to have been a different tower to the one attached to the royal house which Louis d'Outremer had ...
told that he restored the principal tower and made it into his own house.1 Count Herbert built a keep in Laon before 931 ; and this appears to have been a different tower to the one attached to the royal house which Louis d'Outremer had ...
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| Title | The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles |
| Author | Ella S. Armitage |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1912 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 Dec 2012 |
| ISBN | 1511546832, 9781511546836 |
| Length | 408 pages |
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