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Some castle mounds have been almost hidden under the later masonry structures which crowned them , as at Cockermouth ( 10 ) or Framlingham ( 56 ) . Some such castles have been later destroyed , so that only their mounds remain as relics ...
Some castle mounds have been almost hidden under the later masonry structures which crowned them , as at Cockermouth ( 10 ) or Framlingham ( 56 ) . Some such castles have been later destroyed , so that only their mounds remain as relics ...
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Some of the later keeps , however , go in for the luxury of a separate entrance floor . At Bramber in Sussex a lofty tower of this type was erected beside the gate of the old Braose stronghold , the earlier motte being too remote for ...
Some of the later keeps , however , go in for the luxury of a separate entrance floor . At Bramber in Sussex a lofty tower of this type was erected beside the gate of the old Braose stronghold , the earlier motte being too remote for ...
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During the thirteenth century , and later , an inner porch was usually formed by cutting off the end of the hall by a wooden screen , having in it two doors for the entrance and exit of servants carrying food to the rows of tables in ...
During the thirteenth century , and later , an inner porch was usually formed by cutting off the end of the hall by a wooden screen , having in it two doors for the entrance and exit of servants carrying food to the rows of tables in ...
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Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The English Castle British heritage series |
| Author | Hugh Braun |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | B.T. Batsford, 1943 |
| Original from | Michigan State University |
| Digitized | 29 Jul 2019 |
| Length | 120 pages |
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