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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... Ditch 2 Bank 3 Ditch 3 N 1112 1111111111 Bank 4 Bank Ditch 4 0 Metres 20 Figure 1.13 Plan of Dinas Powys ( after Alcock 1963 ) General Pitt - Rivers ( 1883 ) correctly identified part of Caesar's Camp , near Folkestone , Kent , as a ...
... Ditch 2 Bank 3 Ditch 3 N 1112 1111111111 Bank 4 Bank Ditch 4 0 Metres 20 Figure 1.13 Plan of Dinas Powys ( after Alcock 1963 ) General Pitt - Rivers ( 1883 ) correctly identified part of Caesar's Camp , near Folkestone , Kent , as a ...
Page 31
... ditch , whilst the second phase of c . 1100 consisted of a more powerful bank and ditch enclosing a slightly smaller area than the first Norman defences . The first ditch was only 2m deep and 4m wide , the second twice the size . It has ...
... ditch , whilst the second phase of c . 1100 consisted of a more powerful bank and ditch enclosing a slightly smaller area than the first Norman defences . The first ditch was only 2m deep and 4m wide , the second twice the size . It has ...
Page 79
... ditch , and the east side cut into the existing bank . Although the excavation was unable to provide evidence for the exact form of this later work , it seems that the structure was a platform rather than a tower . If this was the case ...
... ditch , and the east side cut into the existing bank . Although the excavation was unable to provide evidence for the exact form of this later work , it seems that the structure was a platform rather than a tower . If this was the case ...
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