The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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Page 86
... moat when springs or neighbouring streams could be diverted into it . Such moated sites had no mound nor ram- parts , the excavated earth being used for bunds or dams to keep the water in the moats . The danger then was that the dam ...
... moat when springs or neighbouring streams could be diverted into it . Such moated sites had no mound nor ram- parts , the excavated earth being used for bunds or dams to keep the water in the moats . The danger then was that the dam ...
Page 94
... moat , now in part filled in . The plan of Beaumaris , after modifications and without the list wall , formed the basis of most of the later castles and fortified manor - houses , as will be seen in the next chapter . There are other ...
... moat , now in part filled in . The plan of Beaumaris , after modifications and without the list wall , formed the basis of most of the later castles and fortified manor - houses , as will be seen in the next chapter . There are other ...
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... moat . Fourteen years later , however , a castle of about the same size was built at Hurstmonceux in Sussex ( 117 ) , which is still almost perfect , having been from time to time restored by its fortunate owners . At Hurstmonceux we ...
... moat . Fourteen years later , however , a castle of about the same size was built at Hurstmonceux in Sussex ( 117 ) , which is still almost perfect , having been from time to time restored by its fortunate owners . At Hurstmonceux we ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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