Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureBatsford, 1984 - 192 pages |
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... Inner Ward . Proceeding clockwise from the south - east , the three great corner towers are Garden ( Mortimer ) Tower , Weathercock ( Bronwen ) Tower and Chapel ( Armourer's ) Tower , their names reflecting some bygone use or resident ...
... Inner Ward . Proceeding clockwise from the south - east , the three great corner towers are Garden ( Mortimer ) Tower , Weathercock ( Bronwen ) Tower and Chapel ( Armourer's ) Tower , their names reflecting some bygone use or resident ...
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... Inner Ward . This was laid out in the reign of Henry III ; the Bowyer Tower ( evidently associated with the storage of bows and arrows ) and the Brick Tower ( far left ) are but two of the thirteen towers providing flanking fire along ...
... Inner Ward . This was laid out in the reign of Henry III ; the Bowyer Tower ( evidently associated with the storage of bows and arrows ) and the Brick Tower ( far left ) are but two of the thirteen towers providing flanking fire along ...
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... inner rim to form yet another rampart . At Cadbury Castle ( as at Maiden Castle , Danebury and most reconstructed hillforts ) this was done in such a way that the whole of the climb formed an obstacle - strewn killing - ground . Imagine ...
... inner rim to form yet another rampart . At Cadbury Castle ( as at Maiden Castle , Danebury and most reconstructed hillforts ) this was done in such a way that the whole of the climb formed an obstacle - strewn killing - ground . Imagine ...
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