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 21
... circular , with an external diameter of c . 12m . A foundation gully had been dug for timber uprights , whilst postpits set in the outer edge of the trench may have been for supports for the tower ( Murray and Ewart 1978-80 ) . If the ...
... circular , with an external diameter of c . 12m . A foundation gully had been dug for timber uprights , whilst postpits set in the outer edge of the trench may have been for supports for the tower ( Murray and Ewart 1978-80 ) . If the ...
Page 74
... circular in plan before a change made it D - shaped , was built midway along the wall , the remainder of the curtain being demolished . Presumably the same development occurred at what became the west angle of the inner ward , and the ...
... circular in plan before a change made it D - shaped , was built midway along the wall , the remainder of the curtain being demolished . Presumably the same development occurred at what became the west angle of the inner ward , and the ...
Page 108
... circular plan . This is not quite as remarkable as it may seem . The circular structure at Castle Hill , Peebles ( Murray and Ewart 1978-80 ) has already been mentioned ( p.20 ) , and interpreted as a keep ; that at Strachan clearly was ...
... circular plan . This is not quite as remarkable as it may seem . The circular structure at Castle Hill , Peebles ( Murray and Ewart 1978-80 ) has already been mentioned ( p.20 ) , and interpreted as a keep ; that at Strachan clearly was ...
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