Castles of Northumberland: The Mediaeval Fortifications of the CountyH. Hill, 1967 - 186 pages |
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... gatehouse . Other examples of the gatehouse keeps are Bothal , Tynemouth and Bywell of a later date . The disadvantage of this arrangement was that the gatehouse was the first line of attack and the last resort of the holders who must ...
... gatehouse . Other examples of the gatehouse keeps are Bothal , Tynemouth and Bywell of a later date . The disadvantage of this arrangement was that the gatehouse was the first line of attack and the last resort of the holders who must ...
Page 94
... gatehouse . 80 ' high , the keep was originally the gatehouse and to it was added a barbican , of which the foundations are still to be seen , a little distance from this to the South stood the barras mentioned above . This arrangement ...
... gatehouse . 80 ' high , the keep was originally the gatehouse and to it was added a barbican , of which the foundations are still to be seen , a little distance from this to the South stood the barras mentioned above . This arrangement ...
Page 139
... gatehouse at Warkworth as they were both 13C additions of an ' improved ' type . This gatehouse formed a barbican as it was built in front of an existing one and over the moat , with the object of flanking the West curtain . Another ...
... gatehouse at Warkworth as they were both 13C additions of an ' improved ' type . This gatehouse formed a barbican as it was built in front of an existing one and over the moat , with the object of flanking the West curtain . Another ...
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