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 89
... original bridge in the late twelfth century , and towards the end of the following century the third and final bridge was built . During the course of the excavations of the late thirteenth - century castle of Caerlaverock ...
... original bridge in the late twelfth century , and towards the end of the following century the third and final bridge was built . During the course of the excavations of the late thirteenth - century castle of Caerlaverock ...
Page 133
... original wall . In the third phase of the building's history the latrine chamber was abandoned and its door blocked ... original chimney - breast was altered to take the flue from the first floor fireplace . The original chamber may then ...
... original wall . In the third phase of the building's history the latrine chamber was abandoned and its door blocked ... original chimney - breast was altered to take the flue from the first floor fireplace . The original chamber may then ...
Page 141
... original kitchen would have lasted since the foundation of the motte in the middle of the twelfth century . The thirteenth - century building probably was a wooden structure set on clay sills : c . 5.8m square , with a hearth set in a ...
... original kitchen would have lasted since the foundation of the motte in the middle of the twelfth century . The thirteenth - century building probably was a wooden structure set on clay sills : c . 5.8m square , with a hearth set in a ...
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