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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There are , however , some sepulchral barrows of such great size that it is difficult to distinguish them from mottes ; the absence of a court attached is not sufficient evidence , as there are some mottes which stand alone , without ...
There are , however , some sepulchral barrows of such great size that it is difficult to distinguish them from mottes ; the absence of a court attached is not sufficient evidence , as there are some mottes which stand alone , without ...
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It was built without doubt on the same lofty insulated rock where the castle now stands ; for when it was attacked by Penda in 633 , he found the situation so strong that it was impossible to storm it , and it was only by heaping up ...
It was built without doubt on the same lofty insulated rock where the castle now stands ; for when it was attacked by Penda in 633 , he found the situation so strong that it was impossible to storm it , and it was only by heaping up ...
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There is a large moated work at Bromborough , enclosing an area of 10 acres , in the midst of which stands the courthouse of the manor of Bromborough . But this manor was given by the Earl of Chester to the monks of St 1 The tower ...
There is a large moated work at Bromborough , enclosing an area of 10 acres , in the midst of which stands the courthouse of the manor of Bromborough . But this manor was given by the Earl of Chester to the monks of St 1 The tower ...
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STAFFORD has a motte on which stood a Norman castle ; but this is not mentioned in the table , because it stands a mile and a half from the town on the southern side of the river Sowe , while we are expressly told by Florence that ...
STAFFORD has a motte on which stood a Norman castle ; but this is not mentioned in the table , because it stands a mile and a half from the town on the southern side of the river Sowe , while we are expressly told by Florence that ...
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The burh stands at the top of a hill , commanding the junction of two great Roman roads , the Watling Street from Chester to Manchester , and the branch which it sends forth to Kinderton on the east . As a very misleading plan of this ...
The burh stands at the top of a hill , commanding the junction of two great Roman roads , the Watling Street from Chester to Manchester , and the branch which it sends forth to Kinderton on the east . As a very misleading plan of this ...
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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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