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The most prominent and most important feature was a large mound or motte , flattened at the top ( 6 , 7 ) . Where possible this mound was wholly or partially formed out of a natural hillock or outcrop of rock , but very commonly it was ...
The most prominent and most important feature was a large mound or motte , flattened at the top ( 6 , 7 ) . Where possible this mound was wholly or partially formed out of a natural hillock or outcrop of rock , but very commonly it was ...
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The dominant feature of these fortresses was the motte or mound , designed as the strongest point , a separate citadel within the castle , capable of separate and independent defence . We shall see later that repeatedly in siege ...
The dominant feature of these fortresses was the motte or mound , designed as the strongest point , a separate citadel within the castle , capable of separate and independent defence . We shall see later that repeatedly in siege ...
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the shell was invariably placed upon the existing mound , which formed indeed an essential part of it . The tower keep also , when added to an existing castle , was not infrequently placed upon the mound , especially if the mound was ...
the shell was invariably placed upon the existing mound , which formed indeed an essential part of it . The tower keep also , when added to an existing castle , was not infrequently placed upon the mound , especially if the mound was ...
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