English Castles, Volume 22B. T. Batsford, 1962 - 207 pages |
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Page 32
... original motte - and - bailey form and founda- tion may clearly be seen beneath the accumulated stone- work of after years . At other sites , like Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire ( 7 ) , the later stonework has now almost gone , leaving ...
... original motte - and - bailey form and founda- tion may clearly be seen beneath the accumulated stone- work of after years . At other sites , like Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire ( 7 ) , the later stonework has now almost gone , leaving ...
Page 87
... original castle en- closure on its elongated , elevated site above the river Wye , both of them embellished and defended by drum towers and gatehouses . The larger of these new courts , to the east , included an elaborate series of ...
... original castle en- closure on its elongated , elevated site above the river Wye , both of them embellished and defended by drum towers and gatehouses . The larger of these new courts , to the east , included an elaborate series of ...
Page 88
... original layout of their Norman motte - and - bailey earthwork , though long since built in stone and the circuit of their walls now greatly strengthened by flanking towers and gatehouses . Nor was this conservatism confined to the ...
... original layout of their Norman motte - and - bailey earthwork , though long since built in stone and the circuit of their walls now greatly strengthened by flanking towers and gatehouses . Nor was this conservatism confined to the ...
Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 11 |
Introduction | 17 |
Early Stone Castles 35 336 | 35 |
Copyright | |
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