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 hillock is not invariably artificial ; often it is a natural hill scarped into a conical shape ; sometimes an isolated rock is made use of to serve as a citadel , which saved much spade - work . The shape of the court is very ...
The hillock is not invariably artificial ; often it is a natural hill scarped into a conical shape ; sometimes an isolated rock is made use of to serve as a citadel , which saved much spade - work . The shape of the court is very ...
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... the word was naturally applied by the AngloSaxons to the prehistoric and British " camps " which they found in Britain , such as Cissbury . Moreover , it is clear that some kind of enclosure must have existed round every farmstead ...
... the word was naturally applied by the AngloSaxons to the prehistoric and British " camps " which they found in Britain , such as Cissbury . Moreover , it is clear that some kind of enclosure must have existed round every farmstead ...
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Bridgenorth is on a natural fortification of steep rock , which would only require a stout wall to make it secure against all the military resources of the 10th century . We may therefore be quite certain that it was here Ethelfleda ...
Bridgenorth is on a natural fortification of steep rock , which would only require a stout wall to make it secure against all the military resources of the 10th century . We may therefore be quite certain that it was here Ethelfleda ...
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The defences of the S. side seem to have consisted of a long natural slope , crowned by a steeper scarp , cut back into the rock , and having traces of a bank along its crest . The S.E. end of the spur presents several interesting ...
The defences of the S. side seem to have consisted of a long natural slope , crowned by a steeper scarp , cut back into the rock , and having traces of a bank along its crest . The S.E. end of the spur presents several interesting ...
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BRIDGENORTH , TEMPSFORD informed about events in the west , that Bridgenorth was the site of their work , especially as the high rock at Bridgenorth offers a natural fortification . The only circumstance that is in favour of Quatford is ...
BRIDGENORTH , TEMPSFORD informed about events in the west , that Bridgenorth was the site of their work , especially as the high rock at Bridgenorth offers a natural fortification . The only circumstance that is in favour of Quatford is ...
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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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