Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureBatsford, 1984 - 192 pages |
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... Britain was focused on the religious and funerary monuments of Salisbury Plain . Stone circles , henges , and groups of round barrows occur elsewhere , but are smaller in scale , indicating local worship and governance . Some areas of ...
... Britain was focused on the religious and funerary monuments of Salisbury Plain . Stone circles , henges , and groups of round barrows occur elsewhere , but are smaller in scale , indicating local worship and governance . Some areas of ...
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... Britain , Pall Mall Press , 1968 Bain , R. , The Clans and Tartans of Scotland , Collins , 1966 Baramki , D.C. , The Road to Petra , Anton Nazzal ( Amman , Jordan ) , 1973 Barton , Sir W. , India's North - West Frontier , John Murray ...
... Britain , Pall Mall Press , 1968 Bain , R. , The Clans and Tartans of Scotland , Collins , 1966 Baramki , D.C. , The Road to Petra , Anton Nazzal ( Amman , Jordan ) , 1973 Barton , Sir W. , India's North - West Frontier , John Murray ...
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... Britain , Penguin , 1955 Rigold , S.E. , Temple Manor , HMSO , 1962 Rigold , S.E. , Portchester Castle , HMSO , 1965 Saunders , A.D. , Tilbury Fort , HMSO , 1960 Scottish National Portrait Gallery , The Royal House of Stewart ...
... Britain , Penguin , 1955 Rigold , S.E. , Temple Manor , HMSO , 1962 Rigold , S.E. , Portchester Castle , HMSO , 1965 Saunders , A.D. , Tilbury Fort , HMSO , 1960 Scottish National Portrait Gallery , The Royal House of Stewart ...
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