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 18
... enclosure may have been called a burh , and the innumer- able place - names in England ending in borough or bury2 seem to suggest that the burh was often nothing more than a stockade , as in so many of these sites not a vestige of ...
... enclosure may have been called a burh , and the innumer- able place - names in England ending in borough or bury2 seem to suggest that the burh was often nothing more than a stockade , as in so many of these sites not a vestige of ...
Page 20
... enclosure , with towers at the angles , and battlemented walls of masonry . The title of the picture is " Virtutes urbem ingrediuntur , " and urbem is rendered in the A.-S. gloss as burh . See Fig . 2 . 5 Florence translates burh as ...
... enclosure , with towers at the angles , and battlemented walls of masonry . The title of the picture is " Virtutes urbem ingrediuntur , " and urbem is rendered in the A.-S. gloss as burh . See Fig . 2 . 5 Florence translates burh as ...
Page 29
... enclosure ; and as it is of large size ( 9 acres ) it is more probable that the outer enclosure was for cattle , than that the inner one was designed solely for the protection of the king and his court . We are not told of stone walls ...
... enclosure ; and as it is of large size ( 9 acres ) it is more probable that the outer enclosure was for cattle , than that the inner one was designed solely for the protection of the king and his court . We are not told of stone walls ...
Page 35
... times by a small fortified enclosure , whose defences are apt to be confused with those of the older Saxon town . The rock makes a 1 D. B. , i . , 246 . triangular projection at this end , containing the founda- tions.
... times by a small fortified enclosure , whose defences are apt to be confused with those of the older Saxon town . The rock makes a 1 D. B. , i . , 246 . triangular projection at this end , containing the founda- tions.
Page 36
... enclosure , does not appear to have been strengthened by a cross ditch or bank . " It may be noted that this enclosure presents not the slightest appearance of a motte . It is at a lower level than the body of the hill , and belongs ...
... enclosure , does not appear to have been strengthened by a cross ditch or bank . " It may be noted that this enclosure presents not the slightest appearance of a motte . It is at a lower level than the body of the hill , and belongs ...
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