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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The favourable reception given by archæologists to the paper read before the Scottish Society led the writer to follow up this interesting subject , and to make a closer study of the motte - castles of Wales , Scotland , and Ireland .
The favourable reception given by archæologists to the paper read before the Scottish Society led the writer to follow up this interesting subject , and to make a closer study of the motte - castles of Wales , Scotland , and Ireland .
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... VII THE CASTLES OF THE NORMANS IN ENGLAND CHAPTER VIII MOTTE - CASTLES IN NORTH WALES • CHAPTER IX MOTTE - CASTLES IN SOUTH WALES PAGE vii II • 31 48 63 80 94 251 273 MOTTE - CASTLES IN SCOTLAND CHAPTER X MOTTE - CASTLES xiii.
... VII THE CASTLES OF THE NORMANS IN ENGLAND CHAPTER VIII MOTTE - CASTLES IN NORTH WALES • CHAPTER IX MOTTE - CASTLES IN SOUTH WALES PAGE vii II • 31 48 63 80 94 251 273 MOTTE - CASTLES IN SCOTLAND CHAPTER X MOTTE - CASTLES xiii.
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P. KEEPS AS RESIDENCES Q. CASTLES BUILT BY HENRY I. R. THE SO - CALLED SHELL KEEP S. PROFESSOR LLOYD'S " HISTORY OF WALES " • • • • • · · • · · . • · • · • · · PAGE 302 323 351 381 382 382 383 385 385 386 387 388 388 389 390 390 391 392 ...
P. KEEPS AS RESIDENCES Q. CASTLES BUILT BY HENRY I. R. THE SO - CALLED SHELL KEEP S. PROFESSOR LLOYD'S " HISTORY OF WALES " • • • • • · · • · · . • · • · • · · PAGE 302 323 351 381 382 382 383 385 385 386 387 388 388 389 390 390 391 392 ...
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Winchester ( from a plan by W. Godson , 1750 ) 38. Windsor Castle ( from Ashmole's Order of the Garter ) 39. York Castle and Baile Hill ( from a plan by P. Chassereau , 1750 ) 40. Motte - Castles of North Wales ...
Winchester ( from a plan by W. Godson , 1750 ) 38. Windsor Castle ( from Ashmole's Order of the Garter ) 39. York Castle and Baile Hill ( from a plan by P. Chassereau , 1750 ) 40. Motte - Castles of North Wales ...
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... as well as in Wales and in the Normanised parts of Ireland and Scotland , we see that the Norman invader is the one to whom they seem to point . We see also that small forts of this kind , easily and cheaply constructed ...
... as well as in Wales and in the Normanised parts of Ireland and Scotland , we see that the Norman invader is the one to whom they seem to point . We see also that small forts of this kind , easily and cheaply constructed ...
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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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