The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJohn Murray, 1912 - 408 pages Some portions of this book have already appeared in print. The rest of the work is entirely new. No serious attempt had been made to ascertain the exact nature of Saxon and Danish fortifications by a comparison of the existing remains with the historical records which have come down to us, until the publication of Mr Allcroft's valuable book on Earthwork of England. The chapters on Saxon and Danish earthworks in the present volume were written before the appearance of his book, though the results arrived at are only slightly different. |
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Page 34
... ancient city of the Mercian kings , and therefore may have been fortified before its walls were rebuilt by Ethelfleda . The line of the ancient town - wall can still be traced in parts , though it is rapidly disappearing . Dugdale says ...
... ancient city of the Mercian kings , and therefore may have been fortified before its walls were rebuilt by Ethelfleda . The line of the ancient town - wall can still be traced in parts , though it is rapidly disappearing . Dugdale says ...
Page 40
... ancient ditch , 10 or 12 feet broad , with some traces of an inner rampart , semicircular in plan , but with a square extension , is still visible , and fills with water at flood times . This is very likely to be the ditch of Edward's ...
... ancient ditch , 10 or 12 feet broad , with some traces of an inner rampart , semicircular in plan , but with a square extension , is still visible , and fills with water at flood times . This is very likely to be the ditch of Edward's ...
Page 42
... ancient road called the Icknield way . On a peninsula which now runs out into the great fens of the Cam and the Ouse there is still a village called Wicken , 6 miles west of the Roman road ; and possibly , when the land surrounding this ...
... ancient road called the Icknield way . On a peninsula which now runs out into the great fens of the Cam and the Ouse there is still a village called Wicken , 6 miles west of the Roman road ; and possibly , when the land surrounding this ...
Page 45
... ancient ditch were uncovered in 1890 , and its outline appears to have been roughly rectangular , like the Danish camp at Shoebury . The ditch was about 20 feet wide . The area enclosed was about 39 acres . This borough was captured by ...
... ancient ditch were uncovered in 1890 , and its outline appears to have been roughly rectangular , like the Danish camp at Shoebury . The ditch was about 20 feet wide . The area enclosed was about 39 acres . This borough was captured by ...
Page 47
... ancient cross in the graveyard shows that it stands on a Saxon site . It is more reasonable to suppose that Edward's borough , if it was at Bakewell , has disappeared as completely as those of Runcorn , Buckingham , and Thelwall , and ...
... ancient cross in the graveyard shows that it stands on a Saxon site . It is more reasonable to suppose that Edward's borough , if it was at Bakewell , has disappeared as completely as those of Runcorn , Buckingham , and Thelwall , and ...
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