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 18
... the centre of the motte summit could have originally held posts for a tower similar to the one suggested at Abinger . The evidence for a palisade around the Phase 2 Hall Phase 2 Palisade Phase 3 Tower Phase 18 Earth - and - timber castles.
... the centre of the motte summit could have originally held posts for a tower similar to the one suggested at Abinger . The evidence for a palisade around the Phase 2 Hall Phase 2 Palisade Phase 3 Tower Phase 18 Earth - and - timber castles.
Page 89
... phase for dendrochronological analysis . The results provided minimal support for the period favoured by Rigold on archaeological grounds , the excavator suggesting a mid twelfth - century date for the first bridge ( Rigold 1975 : 90–1 ) ...
... phase for dendrochronological analysis . The results provided minimal support for the period favoured by Rigold on archaeological grounds , the excavator suggesting a mid twelfth - century date for the first bridge ( Rigold 1975 : 90–1 ) ...
Page 103
John R. Kenyon. hearth PHASE 1 c 1080-1125 garderobe Ꮓ hearth oven garderobe hearth PHASE 2 c 1125-50 10 Metres Figure 5.4 The early Norman halls at Goltho ( after Beresford 1987 ) The early Norman halls at Goltho could not have been ...
John R. Kenyon. hearth PHASE 1 c 1080-1125 garderobe Ꮓ hearth oven garderobe hearth PHASE 2 c 1125-50 10 Metres Figure 5.4 The early Norman halls at Goltho ( after Beresford 1987 ) The early Norman halls at Goltho could not have been ...
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