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needs no further protection than the river Gwendraeth Fach , upon whose steep bank it stands . It must be stressed , however , that all the great castles of the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries which we have so far ...
needs no further protection than the river Gwendraeth Fach , upon whose steep bank it stands . It must be stressed , however , that all the great castles of the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries which we have so far ...
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In the centre of each remaining side , to east and west , stands a rectangular tower . The whole castle is surrounded by a broad lake , and the main entrance was originally elaborately defended not only by its gatehouse but also by an ...
In the centre of each remaining side , to east and west , stands a rectangular tower . The whole castle is surrounded by a broad lake , and the main entrance was originally elaborately defended not only by its gatehouse but also by an ...
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At Little Wenham in Suffolk ( 31 ) there still stands , in perfect and inhabited preservation , a very pleasing thirteenth - century example of such a defensible house , in form something between a small rectangular tower keep and such ...
At Little Wenham in Suffolk ( 31 ) there still stands , in perfect and inhabited preservation , a very pleasing thirteenth - century example of such a defensible house , in form something between a small rectangular tower keep and such ...
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