Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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... hall was built against the upper level of this wall , thus making it even thicker . The row of joist- holes for its floor can be seen above the pointed arches of the undercroft which supported the hall . The north - west bastion dates ...
... hall was built against the upper level of this wall , thus making it even thicker . The row of joist- holes for its floor can be seen above the pointed arches of the undercroft which supported the hall . The north - west bastion dates ...
Page 16
... hall similar to those described in the earliest Arthurian chronicles . It does seem as though Cadbury's claim to be the ancient Camelot is the strongest to date . The place is notoriously difficult to capture on film in its entirety ...
... hall similar to those described in the earliest Arthurian chronicles . It does seem as though Cadbury's claim to be the ancient Camelot is the strongest to date . The place is notoriously difficult to capture on film in its entirety ...
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... Hall and Great Chamber . The flues from the latter's fireplaces were led up through the square east tower , thus helping to heat the upper rooms in that section . The Lord's Quarters were fortified as a separate unit within the castle ...
... Hall and Great Chamber . The flues from the latter's fireplaces were led up through the square east tower , thus helping to heat the upper rooms in that section . The Lord's Quarters were fortified as a separate unit within the castle ...
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accommodation Antonine Wall armour artillery assault attack barracks base bastions battery battle became besieged blockhouses bombardment Britain British brochs building built Cadbury Castle camp cannon captured casemates century Chepstow Castle citadel Constantinople construction covered Crusader curtain wall Deal Castle defenders ditch earth Eastbourne Redoubt embrasures emperor Empire enemy entrance equipment erected field army fieldworks fire force fortifications fortress forts French frontier garrison gates German gunpowder guns Hadrian's Wall Harlech Castle Henry VIII hillforts infantry invader iron Iron Age keep kilometres King legion Maginot Line Martello Martello Towers massive medieval ment metres metres high metres thick metres wide military architecture missiles mortar motte-and-bailey mounted Norman operations palisade parapet perhaps pillboxes protection purpose-built raids rampart refuge Rochester Castle Roman roof round royal side siege slope soldiers solid stone stronghold strongpoints structures surrender surrounded target timber tion towers troops tunnels turrets Vauban warfare warriors weapons wooden