English Castles, Volume 22B. T. Batsford, 1962 - 207 pages |
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Page 67
... Conway ( p.77 ) , Harlech ( p . 81 ) or Beaumaris ( p . 78 ) , and are a characteristic fea- ture of English fortification from the later thirteenth cen- tury onwards , though the polygonal form was preferred at so fine a castle as ...
... Conway ( p.77 ) , Harlech ( p . 81 ) or Beaumaris ( p . 78 ) , and are a characteristic fea- ture of English fortification from the later thirteenth cen- tury onwards , though the polygonal form was preferred at so fine a castle as ...
Page 73
... Conway , Carnarvon , Flint , Har- lech and Rhuddlan in the north . Though both the prin- ciples upon which they are raised and many of their fea- tures can be found in earlier examples , there is no doubt that the greatest of these ...
... Conway , Carnarvon , Flint , Har- lech and Rhuddlan in the north . Though both the prin- ciples upon which they are raised and many of their fea- tures can be found in earlier examples , there is no doubt that the greatest of these ...
Page 74
... Conway by two posterns , and at Carnarvon by three . At Carnarvon both main gates are defended by two great gatehouses ; at Conway both main gates lie close between two of the drum towers of the curtain so that no additional gatetowers ...
... Conway by two posterns , and at Carnarvon by three . At Carnarvon both main gates are defended by two great gatehouses ; at Conway both main gates lie close between two of the drum towers of the curtain so that no additional gatetowers ...
Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 11 |
Introduction | 17 |
Early Stone Castles 35 336 | 35 |
Copyright | |
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