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 111
... late 13th cent . late 12th cent . c.1390 ? late 12th cent . mid 13th cent . c.1250 Stamford 3 15 × 12.6m 1 13th cent . Barnard 3 14.8 x 11.7m ? 14th cent . Llantrithyd Barnard 2 14.2 x 8.2m 2 early 12th cent . 13.4 x 8.95m 13th cent ...
... late 13th cent . late 12th cent . c.1390 ? late 12th cent . mid 13th cent . c.1250 Stamford 3 15 × 12.6m 1 13th cent . Barnard 3 14.8 x 11.7m ? 14th cent . Llantrithyd Barnard 2 14.2 x 8.2m 2 early 12th cent . 13.4 x 8.95m 13th cent ...
Page 172
... late medieval and post - medieval periods , but the finds included one with a forked terminal which must have been used in hunting . Another example of this type came from Hadleigh , whilst a barbed and socketed arrow with a large head ...
... late medieval and post - medieval periods , but the finds included one with a forked terminal which must have been used in hunting . Another example of this type came from Hadleigh , whilst a barbed and socketed arrow with a large head ...
Page 187
... late fourteenth century , an indication that at several towns the process of walling in stone took many years . The wall was certainly built after the late thirteenth - century circular Polymond Tower which lies at the extreme north ...
... late fourteenth century , an indication that at several towns the process of walling in stone took many years . The wall was certainly built after the late thirteenth - century circular Polymond Tower which lies at the extreme north ...
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