Medieval FortificationsLeicester University Press, 1990 - 233 pages The author considers the period from the introduction of the castle by the Normans to the accession of the Tudors and adopts a broadly thematic approach. The book provides a synthesis of what has been learnt about the development, form and function of British castles through excavations since 1945. |
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Page 28
... Norman bank incorporated the lower storey of a Saxon masonry building which was used as the base for a timber tower on the bank . Although the rampart was later raised by 1.2m , and widened , no trace was found of the first Norman ...
... Norman bank incorporated the lower storey of a Saxon masonry building which was used as the base for a timber tower on the bank . Although the rampart was later raised by 1.2m , and widened , no trace was found of the first Norman ...
Page 103
... Norman halls at Goltho ( after Beresford 1987 ) The early Norman halls at Goltho could not have been particularly impressive buildings . Although the rebuilding did improve the facilities , the hall in its second phase was still not a ...
... Norman halls at Goltho ( after Beresford 1987 ) The early Norman halls at Goltho could not have been particularly impressive buildings . Although the rebuilding did improve the facilities , the hall in its second phase was still not a ...
Page 152
... Norman castle has been suggested at Hastings and Pevensey ( Taylor 1969 ) , and the same may be true of Pontefract ( Youngs et al . 1985 : 208 ) . Whereas the Colchester building was Anglo - Saxon in origin , the chapel excavated in the ...
... Norman castle has been suggested at Hastings and Pevensey ( Taylor 1969 ) , and the same may be true of Pontefract ( Youngs et al . 1985 : 208 ) . Whereas the Colchester building was Anglo - Saxon in origin , the chapel excavated in the ...
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