The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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Page 94
... surrounded by straight lines of very lofty curtains and many lofty towers . The towers at Conway are circular and those of Caernarvon octagonal . The walls and towers of both castles are immensely thick and high , and against them were ...
... surrounded by straight lines of very lofty curtains and many lofty towers . The towers at Conway are circular and those of Caernarvon octagonal . The walls and towers of both castles are immensely thick and high , and against them were ...
Page 100
... surrounded by a timber defence . Then came the stone defensible house still surrounded by a timber palisade . The palisade being replaced by defensible stone walls , the house could then be of timber . When the walls were raised into ...
... surrounded by a timber defence . Then came the stone defensible house still surrounded by a timber palisade . The palisade being replaced by defensible stone walls , the house could then be of timber . When the walls were raised into ...
Page 108
... surrounded by a ring of six lofty wall - towers , two of these being placed close together with the entrance between them . Round the whole of this centre block were wide lists surrounded by a low list - wall with a small outer ...
... surrounded by a ring of six lofty wall - towers , two of these being placed close together with the entrance between them . Round the whole of this centre block were wide lists surrounded by a low list - wall with a small outer ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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