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LATE CASTLES After the C14 , so - called castles ( in England at least ) were rather impressive and romantic fortified houses than serious castles . They were the result of chivalric fashion and French influence and some of the ...
LATE CASTLES After the C14 , so - called castles ( in England at least ) were rather impressive and romantic fortified houses than serious castles . They were the result of chivalric fashion and French influence and some of the ...
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Remains of late C13 , chiefly of round keep which unusually is vaulted in all three storeys . ( 25 ) . LLANDOVERY , Carmarthenshire 7634 before 1116 C P Motte - and - bailey beside river . Masonry remains of curtain , tower and ...
Remains of late C13 , chiefly of round keep which unusually is vaulted in all three storeys . ( 25 ) . LLANDOVERY , Carmarthenshire 7634 before 1116 C P Motte - and - bailey beside river . Masonry remains of curtain , tower and ...
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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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