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 55
... seen at Barnard Castle . Certain aspects of the castles of the Welsh princes can be seen to have particularly native characteristics , for example the large apsidal - ended towers ( Avent 1983 : 11 , 13 ) as at Castell - y - Bere ...
... seen at Barnard Castle . Certain aspects of the castles of the Welsh princes can be seen to have particularly native characteristics , for example the large apsidal - ended towers ( Avent 1983 : 11 , 13 ) as at Castell - y - Bere ...
Page 78
... seen at Goodrich , Herefordshire , and the Tower of London had a similar arrangement . At Alnwick in Northumberland a more basic form was built in the early fourteenth century , consisting of two parallel walls running out from the gate ...
... seen at Goodrich , Herefordshire , and the Tower of London had a similar arrangement . At Alnwick in Northumberland a more basic form was built in the early fourteenth century , consisting of two parallel walls running out from the gate ...
Page 164
... seen running through a curtain wall or tower , left as a result of the removal of the original horizontal timber scaffolding . The holes were blocked by rubble and mortar after the scaffolding was removed , but over the years the ...
... seen running through a curtain wall or tower , left as a result of the removal of the original horizontal timber scaffolding . The holes were blocked by rubble and mortar after the scaffolding was removed , but over the years the ...
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