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Moat is used for the fosse or ditch surrounding the enclosure and dungeon for any prison since the keep , and particularly its basement , was occasionally so used . The keep originates as a defensible residence consisting of a common ...
Moat is used for the fosse or ditch surrounding the enclosure and dungeon for any prison since the keep , and particularly its basement , was occasionally so used . The keep originates as a defensible residence consisting of a common ...
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Keep Entrance significant that there are no keeps in Leicestershire . When stone keeps were raised on an artificial mound ( see motte ) their foundations sometimes penetrated to the virgin soil ( e.g. Skenfrith ) .
Keep Entrance significant that there are no keeps in Leicestershire . When stone keeps were raised on an artificial mound ( see motte ) their foundations sometimes penetrated to the virgin soil ( e.g. Skenfrith ) .
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CHILHAM , Kent 0753 C12 C H Now in private grounds , royal castle of Henry II with keep of rare octagonal plan ( c.f. Odiham ) , standing to nearly full height on motte , remains of curtain and hall . ( 30 , 39 , 95 , 178 ) .
CHILHAM , Kent 0753 C12 C H Now in private grounds , royal castle of Henry II with keep of rare octagonal plan ( c.f. Odiham ) , standing to nearly full height on motte , remains of curtain and hall . ( 30 , 39 , 95 , 178 ) .
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