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 79
... added to it on the north side ( Stocker 1983 : 23 , figure 8 , 25-6 ) , with its west wall on a stone foundation above the ditch , and the east side cut into the existing bank . Although the excavation was unable to provide evidence for ...
... added to it on the north side ( Stocker 1983 : 23 , figure 8 , 25-6 ) , with its west wall on a stone foundation above the ditch , and the east side cut into the existing bank . Although the excavation was unable to provide evidence for ...
Page 114
... added to the west side of the hall later in the twelfth century was at ground level , the implication being that the hall must have been on the same level . When the solar was added two extra piers were built in the hall , seemingly to ...
... added to the west side of the hall later in the twelfth century was at ground level , the implication being that the hall must have been on the same level . When the solar was added two extra piers were built in the hall , seemingly to ...
Page 133
... added , which must also have been a lodging , for the original chimney - breast was altered to take the flue from the first floor fireplace . The original chamber may then have gone out of use , for a garderobe was added against one of ...
... added , which must also have been a lodging , for the original chimney - breast was altered to take the flue from the first floor fireplace . The original chamber may then have gone out of use , for a garderobe was added against one of ...
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