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 44
... castrum . 2 Leland says : " There were 7 principall Towers or Wards in the waulles of Staunford , to eche of which were certeyne freeholders in the Towne allottid to wache and ward in tyme of neadde . " Itinerarium , vii . , 11 ...
... castrum . 2 Leland says : " There were 7 principall Towers or Wards in the waulles of Staunford , to eche of which were certeyne freeholders in the Towne allottid to wache and ward in tyme of neadde . " Itinerarium , vii . , 11 ...
Page 46
... castrum , which was built on the triangle of land between the Irwell and the Medlock . Large portions of the walls were still remaining in Stukeley's time , about 1700 , and some fragments have recently been unearthed by the Manchester ...
... castrum , which was built on the triangle of land between the Irwell and the Medlock . Large portions of the walls were still remaining in Stukeley's time , about 1700 , and some fragments have recently been unearthed by the Manchester ...
Page 47
... castrum.1 The later borough of Manchester , which existed at least as early as the 13th century , appears to have grown up round the Norman castle , about a mile from the Roman castrum.2 BAKEWELL . The vagueness of the indication in the ...
... castrum.1 The later borough of Manchester , which existed at least as early as the 13th century , appears to have grown up round the Norman castle , about a mile from the Roman castrum.2 BAKEWELL . The vagueness of the indication in the ...
Page 56
... castrum , by heaped up earth - banks drawn round them- selves , " and it is clear from the rest of his description that the camp had no citadel . " In no case do we find anything to justify the theory that mottes were an accompaniment ...
... castrum , by heaped up earth - banks drawn round them- selves , " and it is clear from the rest of his description that the camp had no citadel . " In no case do we find anything to justify the theory that mottes were an accompaniment ...
Page 67
... castrum or castellum as castle or château , and taking them in the sense of the feudal or private castle . " We 1 Guizot , Histoire de la Civilisation en France , iii . , 311 . 2 Enlart , Manuel d'Archæologie Française , ii . , 494 . 3 ...
... castrum or castellum as castle or château , and taking them in the sense of the feudal or private castle . " We 1 Guizot , Histoire de la Civilisation en France , iii . , 311 . 2 Enlart , Manuel d'Archæologie Française , ii . , 494 . 3 ...
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