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simply an outer - ring defence . The outer wall is in effect , if the term be preferred , a vast barbican protecting the whole castle . The space between the inner and outer walls is known as the lists , and is quite narrow at least in ...
simply an outer - ring defence . The outer wall is in effect , if the term be preferred , a vast barbican protecting the whole castle . The space between the inner and outer walls is known as the lists , and is quite narrow at least in ...
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Thus the Tower of London ( 27 ) , in the course of the thirteenth century , became one of the largest concentric fortresses in the country by the rebuilding and building of the walls of the middle and outer baileys , the cylindrical ...
Thus the Tower of London ( 27 ) , in the course of the thirteenth century , became one of the largest concentric fortresses in the country by the rebuilding and building of the walls of the middle and outer baileys , the cylindrical ...
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This outer bailey still contains , also , at its southern extremity , the substantial remains of a gatehouse , built on the usual plan of twin flanking towers one on either side of the entrance passage . At Chepstow , in Monmouthshire ...
This outer bailey still contains , also , at its southern extremity , the substantial remains of a gatehouse , built on the usual plan of twin flanking towers one on either side of the entrance passage . At Chepstow , in Monmouthshire ...
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