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BASTLE - HOUSE A ' poor man's pele ' i.e. a small stone house with provision for cattle on the ground floor and living quarters with small protected windows on the floor e.g. Akeld , Bellister , Doddington , Neworth , Northd .
BASTLE - HOUSE A ' poor man's pele ' i.e. a small stone house with provision for cattle on the ground floor and living quarters with small protected windows on the floor e.g. Akeld , Bellister , Doddington , Neworth , Northd .
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BRAIE ' An exterior defence of trifling height , protecting the foot of the ramparts , and hindering the enemy's approach ' . ... The outer edge of the ditch was sometimes protected by quick - set thorn bushes ( herrison ) .
BRAIE ' An exterior defence of trifling height , protecting the foot of the ramparts , and hindering the enemy's approach ' . ... The outer edge of the ditch was sometimes protected by quick - set thorn bushes ( herrison ) .
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The door was wooden but protected by a heavy framework of iron on its outer face ( see Yett ) . From the corner of the entrance floor a vice gave access to two ( or more ) upper floors which provided living quarters and defensive ...
The door was wooden but protected by a heavy framework of iron on its outer face ( see Yett ) . From the corner of the entrance floor a vice gave access to two ( or more ) upper floors which provided living quarters and defensive ...
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