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 36
... ditch some 7 to 10 feet below the crest ; the rock on the inner side of this ditch has been cut back to a nearly vertical face , while on the outer bank are the footings of a masonry wall extending almost to the point of the spur ...
... ditch some 7 to 10 feet below the crest ; the rock on the inner side of this ditch has been cut back to a nearly vertical face , while on the outer bank are the footings of a masonry wall extending almost to the point of the spur ...
Page 38
... ditch with a circular curve cut off this headland from the shore . This ditch , from 12 to 16 feet wide , with an inner bank 6 or 7 feet high , could still be traced in the early part of the 19th century . Eighteen feet of the headland ...
... ditch with a circular curve cut off this headland from the shore . This ditch , from 12 to 16 feet wide , with an inner bank 6 or 7 feet high , could still be traced in the early part of the 19th century . Eighteen feet of the headland ...
Page 39
... ditch round the outer work was 30 feet wide ; the inner work was not ditched . The area enclosed by the outer bank was 26 acres , an enclosure much too large for a castle ; the area of the inner enclosure was 9acres . As far as is at ...
... ditch round the outer work was 30 feet wide ; the inner work was not ditched . The area enclosed by the outer bank was 26 acres , an enclosure much too large for a castle ; the area of the inner enclosure was 9acres . As far as is at ...
Page 40
... 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 borough ...
... 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 borough ...
Page 45
... 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 Edward ...
... 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 Edward ...
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