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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... built by William I in York , has shown that mottes might be built in this manner ; it consisted of several horizontal layers of clayey soil , and was surrounded by a ditch about 21m wide and 12m deep ( Addyman and Priestley 1977 : 124 ) ...
... built by William I in York , has shown that mottes might be built in this manner ; it consisted of several horizontal layers of clayey soil , and was surrounded by a ditch about 21m wide and 12m deep ( Addyman and Priestley 1977 : 124 ) ...
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... built a large and deep rectangular foundation was laid down for what has been interpreted as a timber tower ( Rigold 1954 : 236–7 , 242 ) ; such a foundation seems unnecessary for a wooden structure , and the tower's superstructure may ...
... built a large and deep rectangular foundation was laid down for what has been interpreted as a timber tower ( Rigold 1954 : 236–7 , 242 ) ; such a foundation seems unnecessary for a wooden structure , and the tower's superstructure may ...
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... built . This example serves as an apt reminder that not all castle plans are the same ; each follow the dictates of both builder and location . Until recently Edward I's Aberystwyth was thought to have been a concentric castle from the ...
... built . This example serves as an apt reminder that not all castle plans are the same ; each follow the dictates of both builder and location . Until recently Edward I's Aberystwyth was thought to have been a concentric castle from the ...
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