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 92
... wide and 20 feet ( 6.1m ) long , and which led up to a new drawbridge ; the remains of this causeway still stand . Excavations in 1975-7 revealed much of the extent of the ditch , and showed that the ramp consisted of a rubble core ...
... wide and 20 feet ( 6.1m ) long , and which led up to a new drawbridge ; the remains of this causeway still stand . Excavations in 1975-7 revealed much of the extent of the ditch , and showed that the ramp consisted of a rubble core ...
Page 105
... wide . Further information on the structure is sparse , but it did contain timber partitions , and there was a hearth at one end ( Ford 1971 ) . The precise dating for the the ringwork of Cae Castell or Rumney Castle , near Cardiff ...
... wide . Further information on the structure is sparse , but it did contain timber partitions , and there was a hearth at one end ( Ford 1971 ) . The precise dating for the the ringwork of Cae Castell or Rumney Castle , near Cardiff ...
Page 131
... wide , which slopes from east to west , designed so that the tidal waters of the sea could wash out the effluent . The floor of the channel was paved with limestone slabs , whilst the lower courses of the walls were built of good ashlar ...
... wide , which slopes from east to west , designed so that the tidal waters of the sea could wash out the effluent . The floor of the channel was paved with limestone slabs , whilst the lower courses of the walls were built of good ashlar ...
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