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Moats were much developed in C13 , not only around castles but all houses , so that the expression ' moated manor ... Unlike the V - shaped dry ditch , a moat is not accompanied by a bank , the excavated earth was used to make dams ...
Moats were much developed in C13 , not only around castles but all houses , so that the expression ' moated manor ... Unlike the V - shaped dry ditch , a moat is not accompanied by a bank , the excavated earth was used to make dams ...
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1150 ) built by de Albini , has ring - work with two baileys whose banks rise 40 ft above moat . Outer possibly village enclosure . Keep may be earliest round tower in England . Also remains of gatehouse ( c .
1150 ) built by de Albini , has ring - work with two baileys whose banks rise 40 ft above moat . Outer possibly village enclosure . Keep may be earliest round tower in England . Also remains of gatehouse ( c .
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KIRBY MUXLOE , Leicestershire 5104 lc . 1474 BDE Fortified manor in brick of Lord Hastings on symmetrical pattern . Substantial remains of rectangular moat , gatehouse , W tower and curtain . Gun - loops among earliest in England .
KIRBY MUXLOE , Leicestershire 5104 lc . 1474 BDE Fortified manor in brick of Lord Hastings on symmetrical pattern . Substantial remains of rectangular moat , gatehouse , W tower and curtain . Gun - loops among earliest in England .
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