The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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... complete the defences of the place . This plan may be seen at Norham in Northumberland and Barnard in Durham , The same type of plan is met with in the case of some castles built in the angles of Roman - walled towns , such as at ...
... complete the defences of the place . This plan may be seen at Norham in Northumberland and Barnard in Durham , The same type of plan is met with in the case of some castles built in the angles of Roman - walled towns , such as at ...
Page 55
... complete the illusion a small motte was actually raised round its base . The round tower - keep continued to be used on the Con- tinent long after its abandonment in this country , as once witnessed the glorious donjon of Coucy near ...
... complete the illusion a small motte was actually raised round its base . The round tower - keep continued to be used on the Con- tinent long after its abandonment in this country , as once witnessed the glorious donjon of Coucy near ...
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... complete a list as possible of all the castles in this country of which traces could be found either on the ground or in documentary records of various dates . I came to the conclusion that there have been at some time or another on ...
... complete a list as possible of all the castles in this country of which traces could be found either on the ground or in documentary records of various dates . I came to the conclusion that there have been at some time or another on ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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