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Keeps were originally square or rectangular in plan but their corners were susceptible to mining , picking and battering and the corner staircase was a structural weakness ; hence the development of towers without right - angles e.g. ...
Keeps were originally square or rectangular in plan but their corners were susceptible to mining , picking and battering and the corner staircase was a structural weakness ; hence the development of towers without right - angles e.g. ...
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FARNHILL , Yorkshire , West Riding 9946 C14 B- H Fortified mansion ; rectangular hall with square battlemented turrets at corners . Additions of C15 . ( 200 ) . - FAULKBOURNE , Essex 7917 lc . 1439 C + S ? Most impressive secular brick ...
FARNHILL , Yorkshire , West Riding 9946 C14 B- H Fortified mansion ; rectangular hall with square battlemented turrets at corners . Additions of C15 . ( 200 ) . - FAULKBOURNE , Essex 7917 lc . 1439 C + S ? Most impressive secular brick ...
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CAIRSTON , Orkney 2611 C12 D + H Farmstead incorporates remains of square curtain wall with small square tower in NW angle . ( 133 ) . CAIRNBULG , Aberdeenshire 0163 c . 1260 , C14 , 16 , 19 C H Comyn stronghold , destroyed by Bruce ...
CAIRSTON , Orkney 2611 C12 D + H Farmstead incorporates remains of square curtain wall with small square tower in NW angle . ( 133 ) . CAIRNBULG , Aberdeenshire 0163 c . 1260 , C14 , 16 , 19 C H Comyn stronghold , destroyed by Bruce ...
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