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 158
... probably supported a gutter from adjacent roofs . A pit , situated on the rampart at the north - east corner , was also used as a cistern ( Barker and Higham 1982 : 36 , 47 ) . In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries the castle at ...
... probably supported a gutter from adjacent roofs . A pit , situated on the rampart at the north - east corner , was also used as a cistern ( Barker and Higham 1982 : 36 , 47 ) . In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries the castle at ...
Page 185
... probably took place in the twelfth or early thirteenth century , and it led to the rescarping of the rampart and the redigging of the ditch ; it is likely that the bank had a timber palisade , for there is no evidence for a post ...
... probably took place in the twelfth or early thirteenth century , and it led to the rescarping of the rampart and the redigging of the ditch ; it is likely that the bank had a timber palisade , for there is no evidence for a post ...
Page 192
... probably had double - leaf gates at each end . The addition of the towers to the East Gate serves as a reminder that the citizens of Gloucester were not slow to update their defences according to the fashions of the day , but they do ...
... probably had double - leaf gates at each end . The addition of the towers to the East Gate serves as a reminder that the citizens of Gloucester were not slow to update their defences according to the fashions of the day , but they do ...
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