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 xi
... bailey at Hen Domen may have appeared c . 1150 1.1 John Banbury's suggested reconstruction of the motte - and- bailey at Rhuddlan 1.2 Terry Ball's suggested reconstruction of the ringwork at Penmaen 1.3 Aerial view of Sycharth Castle ...
... bailey at Hen Domen may have appeared c . 1150 1.1 John Banbury's suggested reconstruction of the motte - and- bailey at Rhuddlan 1.2 Terry Ball's suggested reconstruction of the ringwork at Penmaen 1.3 Aerial view of Sycharth Castle ...
Page 29
... motte - and - bailey ( figure 1.15 , b ) . A motte , 6-7m high , was raised over part of the ringwork bank , whilst the remainder of the earlier earthwork became the bailey , a new earthwork dividing it into two unequal parts , the ...
... motte - and - bailey ( figure 1.15 , b ) . A motte , 6-7m high , was raised over part of the ringwork bank , whilst the remainder of the earlier earthwork became the bailey , a new earthwork dividing it into two unequal parts , the ...
Page 85
... motte summit can help to confirm this hypothesis . Evidence for at least three successive small bridges dating to c . 1080-1150 was found at the entrance to the motte - and - bailey at Goltho ( Beresford 1987 : 89-93 ) . There was no ...
... motte summit can help to confirm this hypothesis . Evidence for at least three successive small bridges dating to c . 1080-1150 was found at the entrance to the motte - and - bailey at Goltho ( Beresford 1987 : 89-93 ) . There was no ...
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