The English CastleBatsford, 1942 - 120 pages |
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Page 19
... called to this day by the name of " Toot Hill , " which means " hill of watching " ; there is a Toot Hill at Pirton in Herts which is an ancient motte . ( The sites of residential castles , as at Down- ton in Wilts and Wymondham in ...
... called to this day by the name of " Toot Hill , " which means " hill of watching " ; there is a Toot Hill at Pirton in Herts which is an ancient motte . ( The sites of residential castles , as at Down- ton in Wilts and Wymondham in ...
Page 27
... called , strictly , the " ground floor . " As , however , the entrance to such structures was nearly always on the first floor , the lower storey became in effect a basement , and will be called so throughout this book , the term ...
... called , strictly , the " ground floor . " As , however , the entrance to such structures was nearly always on the first floor , the lower storey became in effect a basement , and will be called so throughout this book , the term ...
Page 68
... called by the Norman soldiers the " herrison " or " hedgehog . " The area immediately in front of the defences of a castle was always kept smooth and clear of cover and was called the " lists , " a word borrowed from the Byzantines from ...
... called by the Norman soldiers the " herrison " or " hedgehog . " The area immediately in front of the defences of a castle was always kept smooth and clear of cover and was called the " lists , " a word borrowed from the Byzantines from ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 5 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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