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 99
... keep . We have elsewhere expressed our doubts of the correctness of this term.1 In all the more important castles we find that the keep on top of the motte has a small ward attached to it , and Arundel is no exception . to this rule ...
... keep . We have elsewhere expressed our doubts of the correctness of this term.1 In all the more important castles we find that the keep on top of the motte has a small ward attached to it , and Arundel is no exception . to this rule ...
Page 100
... keep ) , and for flooring the tower ( turris ) and making a garden . Turris is the usual word for a keep , and is never applied to a mere mural tower . 2 This gateway is masked by a work of the 13th century , which serves as a sort of ...
... keep ) , and for flooring the tower ( turris ) and making a garden . Turris is the usual word for a keep , and is never applied to a mere mural tower . 2 This gateway is masked by a work of the 13th century , which serves as a sort of ...
Page 101
... keep . It is more probable that a strong wooden castle was the fortress of the governors of Northumberland under the first Norman kings , and that the present stone keep was built in Henry II.'s reign . There is no motte at Bamborough ...
... keep . It is more probable that a strong wooden castle was the fortress of the governors of Northumberland under the first Norman kings , and that the present stone keep was built in Henry II.'s reign . There is no motte at Bamborough ...
Page 104
... keep , like those which had been rising in so many places during the 12th century . But there had been a Norman lord at Berkeley before Fitzhardinge , Roger de Berkeley , whose representatives only lost the manor through having taken ...
... keep , like those which had been rising in so many places during the 12th century . But there had been a Norman lord at Berkeley before Fitzhardinge , Roger de Berkeley , whose representatives only lost the manor through having taken ...
Page 105
... keep is built of rubble , and its Norman buttresses ( it has several later ones ) project about a foot . The cross loopholes in the walls are undoubtedly insertions of the time of Edward III . The buildings in the bailey are chiefly of ...
... keep is built of rubble , and its Norman buttresses ( it has several later ones ) project about a foot . The cross loopholes in the walls are undoubtedly insertions of the time of Edward III . The buildings in the bailey are chiefly of ...
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