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It was once littered with castles as is evidenced by surviving earthworks ( e.g. Clodock , Downton , Frome , Kentchurch Tump , Kingsland , Kington ) , but nothing remains of the mighty castle of Hereford , the great fortress of Ewyas ...
It was once littered with castles as is evidenced by surviving earthworks ( e.g. Clodock , Downton , Frome , Kentchurch Tump , Kingsland , Kington ) , but nothing remains of the mighty castle of Hereford , the great fortress of Ewyas ...
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Well - preserved earthworks and ditches up to 60 ft wide . ( 21 ) . CASTLETON , Yorkshire , North Riding 6808 C12 E O Horseshoe - shaped mound on Castle Hill had C12 masonry with 13 ft thick walls . ( 166 , 200 ) .
Well - preserved earthworks and ditches up to 60 ft wide . ( 21 ) . CASTLETON , Yorkshire , North Riding 6808 C12 E O Horseshoe - shaped mound on Castle Hill had C12 masonry with 13 ft thick walls . ( 166 , 200 ) .
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Impressive earthworks . ( 2 , 13 , 25 , 29 , 31 , 32 , 49 , 54 , 73 , 109 , 141 , 155 , 159 , 166 , 197 ) . LAUGHARNE , Carmarthenshire 3011 before 1189 C P Strategic site at mouth of Taf . Remains of late C13 , chiefly of round keep ...
Impressive earthworks . ( 2 , 13 , 25 , 29 , 31 , 32 , 49 , 54 , 73 , 109 , 141 , 155 , 159 , 166 , 197 ) . LAUGHARNE , Carmarthenshire 3011 before 1189 C P Strategic site at mouth of Taf . Remains of late C13 , chiefly of round keep ...
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