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 49
... arrangement also found in Norman castles in south Wales . There is also only one certain mural tower . A rectangular keep is also an unusual feature for a late thirteenth - century castle in Britain . The Welsh castle of Dinas Brân ...
... arrangement also found in Norman castles in south Wales . There is also only one certain mural tower . A rectangular keep is also an unusual feature for a late thirteenth - century castle in Britain . The Welsh castle of Dinas Brân ...
Page 58
... arrangements , but this was to change within a few years . By the end of the century the gate arrangement consisted of a new entrance passage just to the north of the old one , flanked by a gatehouse tower ( figure 3.1 , V ) . This ...
... arrangements , but this was to change within a few years . By the end of the century the gate arrangement consisted of a new entrance passage just to the north of the old one , flanked by a gatehouse tower ( figure 3.1 , V ) . This ...
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... arrangement of a castle . The section on bridges covers structures found at both earth - and - timber and masonry castles . This is because excavated examples are few in number , and also because the form of framing is often the same ...
... arrangement of a castle . The section on bridges covers structures found at both earth - and - timber and masonry castles . This is because excavated examples are few in number , and also because the form of framing is often the same ...
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