The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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... tower of Dover . Dover Castle is unique in that it shows combined the two features of the tower- keep and the towered curtain walls which ousted the great towers ; in this case , curiously enough , both erected at the same time . The ...
... tower of Dover . Dover Castle is unique in that it shows combined the two features of the tower- keep and the towered curtain walls which ousted the great towers ; in this case , curiously enough , both erected at the same time . The ...
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... tower , making it unique among English keeps . There is only one other round keep of any great size in this country and that is the fine tower of Pembroke ( 50 ) , built about 1190 by one of the Marshall Earls . It shows the perfect ...
... tower , making it unique among English keeps . There is only one other round keep of any great size in this country and that is the fine tower of Pembroke ( 50 ) , built about 1190 by one of the Marshall Earls . It shows the perfect ...
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... tower gratified by making one of the wall - towers larger than the rest . The fine Marten Tower at Chepstow in Monmouth ( 7 ) is an example of this , and at Barnard Castle in Durham there is a round tower which is sometimes called the ...
... tower gratified by making one of the wall - towers larger than the rest . The fine Marten Tower at Chepstow in Monmouth ( 7 ) is an example of this , and at Barnard Castle in Durham there is a round tower which is sometimes called the ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
Copyright | |
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