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possesses enclosure of most unusual rectangular shape ( C11 or earlier ) with no trace of motte . New Buckenham ( c . 1150 ) built by de Albini , has ring - work with two baileys whose banks rise 40 ft above moat .
possesses enclosure of most unusual rectangular shape ( C11 or earlier ) with no trace of motte . New Buckenham ( c . 1150 ) built by de Albini , has ring - work with two baileys whose banks rise 40 ft above moat .
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SOUTHAMPTON , Hampshire 4212 C12 or earlier C O Motte - and - bailey largely obliterated by later building . Scant masonry remains include fragments of curtain , watergate and vault for storing materials landed at castle quay .
SOUTHAMPTON , Hampshire 4212 C12 or earlier C O Motte - and - bailey largely obliterated by later building . Scant masonry remains include fragments of curtain , watergate and vault for storing materials landed at castle quay .
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1420, late C16 B- DE Unusual rectangular block, enclosing a courtyard (1584—9) but incorporating earlier tower with added square and round salient towers to produce a large Z-plan, guard-room looking on to large forecourt with ...
1420, late C16 B- DE Unusual rectangular block, enclosing a courtyard (1584—9) but incorporating earlier tower with added square and round salient towers to produce a large Z-plan, guard-room looking on to large forecourt with ...
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