The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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... round type of tower were progress- ing . The round keep had been tried out at least once before , apparently in Stephen's reign , in just that part of England where one would expect to find round towers - East Anglia . The builder of ...
... round type of tower were progress- ing . The round keep had been tried out at least once before , apparently in Stephen's reign , in just that part of England where one would expect to find round towers - East Anglia . The builder of ...
Page 52
... round keep which appears never to have been finished and is not very high . There is a good round keep on a motte at Hawarden in Flintshire , and two lofty examples may be seen at Tretower and Bronllys in Breconshire . Above the ...
... round keep which appears never to have been finished and is not very high . There is a good round keep on a motte at Hawarden in Flintshire , and two lofty examples may be seen at Tretower and Bronllys in Breconshire . Above the ...
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... round tower which is sometimes called the keep . At Caldecot in Monmouth a fine round tower was built at one angle , and to complete the illusion a small motte was actually raised round its base . The round tower - keep continued to be ...
... round tower which is sometimes called the keep . At Caldecot in Monmouth a fine round tower was built at one angle , and to complete the illusion a small motte was actually raised round its base . The round tower - keep continued to be ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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