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... of Restormel in Cornwall , whose present remains are of a large shell upon a mound , its crenellated wall still near perfect and still containing the substantial remains of the stone buildings round its inner face ( 14 ) .
... of Restormel in Cornwall , whose present remains are of a large shell upon a mound , its crenellated wall still near perfect and still containing the substantial remains of the stone buildings round its inner face ( 14 ) .
Page 97
If , therefore , the latter should fall and the enemy gain the outer bailey , he is forced to move half - way round its circumference , exposed all the way to the fire - power of the inner walls , to reach the entrance of the inner ...
If , therefore , the latter should fall and the enemy gain the outer bailey , he is forced to move half - way round its circumference , exposed all the way to the fire - power of the inner walls , to reach the entrance of the inner ...
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Moreover , built as a continuous range round four sides of a quadrangle , they could contain not only the communal hall , chapel , kitchens , guardrooms and the like , but also a greater number of more conveniently disposed private ...
Moreover , built as a continuous range round four sides of a quadrangle , they could contain not only the communal hall , chapel , kitchens , guardrooms and the like , but also a greater number of more conveniently disposed private ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | English Castles Volume 21 of Batsford paperbacks |
| Author | Reginald Allen Brown |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | B. T. Batsford, 1962 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 14 Jun 2008 |
| Length | 207 pages |
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