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 34
... posts securing this heavy timber construction ( Meeson 1978-9 ) . The pitfalls of interpreting this type of structure solely from posthole evidence are obvious . One can never be certain about the superstructure when there is only ...
... posts securing this heavy timber construction ( Meeson 1978-9 ) . The pitfalls of interpreting this type of structure solely from posthole evidence are obvious . One can never be certain about the superstructure when there is only ...
Page 37
... posts set in holes in the ground . The other mural tower , overlooking the eastern entrance , was renewed in this ... post for the royal castle during the thirteenth century , until the Edwardian conquest of north Wales made it redundant ...
... posts set in holes in the ground . The other mural tower , overlooking the eastern entrance , was renewed in this ... post for the royal castle during the thirteenth century , until the Edwardian conquest of north Wales made it redundant ...
Page 108
... posts were added either to support an upper floor or to reinforce the roof . Interior details . included two ... posts for the walling rather than wattle - and - daub ; she suggests that the spacing of the posts is too close compared ...
... posts were added either to support an upper floor or to reinforce the roof . Interior details . included two ... posts for the walling rather than wattle - and - daub ; she suggests that the spacing of the posts is too close compared ...
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