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Others still stand in whole or in part at Bronllys , Caldicott , Dolbadarn and Skenfrith , while , returning to England , we must bracket with the round tower its striking elaboration into the quatrefoil plan which is best illustrated ...
Others still stand in whole or in part at Bronllys , Caldicott , Dolbadarn and Skenfrith , while , returning to England , we must bracket with the round tower its striking elaboration into the quatrefoil plan which is best illustrated ...
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The gateway , once a weak point simply by reason of being an entrance , now becomes the strongest point in the whole circuit of the castle walls , and very often , indeed , the strongest building in the whole castle .
The gateway , once a weak point simply by reason of being an entrance , now becomes the strongest point in the whole circuit of the castle walls , and very often , indeed , the strongest building in the whole castle .
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... dominating the narrow outer ward or lists , a broad ditch surrounding the whole , and the main entrance defended by a barbican and a series of characteristic gatehouses , of which the Middle Tower and the Byward Tower remain .
... dominating the narrow outer ward or lists , a broad ditch surrounding the whole , and the main entrance defended by a barbican and a series of characteristic gatehouses , of which the Middle Tower and the Byward Tower remain .
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| 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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