 | 1904 - 434 pages
...It is proposed that defensive works be classified, so far as may be, under the following heads : — A. Fortresses partly inaccessible, by reason of precipices,...additionally defended by artificial banks or walls, в. Fortresses on hill-tops with artificial defences, following the natural line of the hill ; Or,... | |
 | Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society - 1904 - 974 pages
...the clarification of Defensive Works drawn up by the Congress of Archaeological Societies, viz., " Fortresses partly inaccessible, by reason of precipices,...cliffs, or water, additionally defended by artificial hanks or walls." The natural resources of Worlebury were however not very great, neither was it a very... | |
 | 1904 - 486 pages
...formed into artificial islands by water moats. c. Works which fall under none of these headings. CLASS A. Fortresses partly inaccessible, by reason of precipices,...Camp, Gloucestershire.* See plans on following pages. G/ouc e sfershire. CLASS B. Fortresses on hill-tops with artificial defences, folltnving the natural... | |
 | Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson - 1904 - 404 pages
...committee proposes that defensive works should be classified, as far as may be, under the following heads : A. Fortresses partly inaccessible, by reason of precipices,...additionally defended by artificial banks or walls. B. Fortresses on hill-tops with artificial defences, following the natural line of the hill ; or, though... | |
 | 1905 - 506 pages
...CLASS H. The classification of defensive works as recommended by the Committee now stands as follows : A. Fortresses partly inaccessible, by reason of precipices,...cliffs, or water, additionally defended by artificial works, usually known as promontory fortresses. B. Fortresses on hill-tops with artificial defences,... | |
 | Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society - 1906 - 388 pages
...CLASS H. The classification of defensive works as recommended by the Committee now stands as follows : A. Fortresses partly inaccessible, by reason of precipices,...cliffs, or water, additionally defended by artificial works, usually known as promontory fortresses. B. Fortresses on hill-tops with artificial defences,... | |
 | 1908 - 604 pages
...example comes under Class A, according to the classification of the Earthwork Committee, ie, ' A fortress partly inaccessible by reason of precipices, cliffs,...water, additionally defended by artificial banks or wnlls.' " It is to be regretted that such classification should have been adopted. Similar plans of... | |
 | Arthur Hadrian Allcroft - 1908 - 748 pages
...upon that classification : with such modifications and additions as the scope of the work demands. A. Fortresses partly inaccessible, by reason of precipices,...cliffs, or water, additionally defended by artificial works, usually known as promontory fortresses. B. Fortresses on hill-tops with artificial defences,... | |
 | James Charles Wall - 1908 - 174 pages
...additional protection of wood upon the earthen defences dealt with in the following pages. Classification. A. Fortresses partly inaccessible, by reason of precipices,...cliffs, or water, additionally defended by artificial works, usually known as promontory fortresses. B. (1) Fortresses on hill-tops with artificial defences,... | |
 | John Charles Cox - 1909 - 242 pages
...This scheme recommended the classification of defensive earthworks under the following heads : — A. Fortresses partly inaccessible, by reason of precipices,...additionally defended by artificial banks or walls. B. Fortresses on hilltops, with artificial defences, following the natural line of the hill. C. Rectangular... | |
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B. Fortresses on hill-tops with artificial defences, following the natural line of the hill ; Or, though usually on high ground, less dependent on natural slopes for protection. c. Rectangular or other simple enclosures, including forts and towns of the... 
