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 7
... earlier ringwork , took between four and six months to construct ( Davison 1971-2 : 56-7 ) , whilst at Bramber workmen may have been employed for about nine months in building the motte ( Barton and Holden 1977 : 69–70 ) . If these ...
... earlier ringwork , took between four and six months to construct ( Davison 1971-2 : 56-7 ) , whilst at Bramber workmen may have been employed for about nine months in building the motte ( Barton and Holden 1977 : 69–70 ) . If these ...
Page 37
... earlier timberwork constantly . It was destroyed by fire , and the evidence from the conflagration suggests that the tower was a substantial building ; only the destruction by fire of a major structure could have caused the clay to turn ...
... earlier timberwork constantly . It was destroyed by fire , and the evidence from the conflagration suggests that the tower was a substantial building ; only the destruction by fire of a major structure could have caused the clay to turn ...
Page 192
... earlier gate walls ( figure 10.4 ) . It had a small postern door which would have led out to the berm between the town wall and ditch , but this was later blocked and converted into a garderobe ( Heighway 1983 : 53-7 ) . The passage ...
... earlier gate walls ( figure 10.4 ) . It had a small postern door which would have led out to the berm between the town wall and ditch , but this was later blocked and converted into a garderobe ( Heighway 1983 : 53-7 ) . The passage ...
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