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 33
... appears to be of manorial use , though this does not preclude the possi- bility of an earlier origin . On the other ... appear to have yet crossed in 911 . BRIDGENORTH is undoubtedly the Bricge of the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle , as ...
... appears to be of manorial use , though this does not preclude the possi- bility of an earlier origin . On the other ... appear to have yet crossed in 911 . BRIDGENORTH is undoubtedly the Bricge of the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle , as ...
Page 42
... appears to have specially drawn upon itself the wrath of East Anglian and Essex Danes , it must have lain somewhere in their neighbourhood . The mere which is included in the name would seem to point to that great inland water which ...
... appears to have specially drawn upon itself the wrath of East Anglian and Essex Danes , it must have lain somewhere in their neighbourhood . The mere which is included in the name would seem to point to that great inland water which ...
Page 45
... 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 Edward the Elder in 919 , when after the death of his ...
... 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 Edward the Elder in 919 , when after the death of his ...
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... appears to have grown up round the Norman castle , about a mile from the Roman castrum.2 BAKEWELL . The vagueness of ... appear in history . There is no conclusive evidence for the existence of a Norman castle at Bakewell , but the names ...
... appears to have grown up round the Norman castle , about a mile from the Roman castrum.2 BAKEWELL . The vagueness of ... appear in history . There is no conclusive evidence for the existence of a Norman castle at Bakewell , but the names ...
Page 53
... appears to be so placed as to defend the entrance . This mound is " edged all round by the root of a small bank , which may have been the base of a stockaded tower . " 2 This curious little enclosure is different altogether from any of ...
... appears to be so placed as to defend the entrance . This mound is " edged all round by the root of a small bank , which may have been the base of a stockaded tower . " 2 This curious little enclosure is different altogether from any of ...
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