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 98
... original earthen castle was reared by Roger de Montgomeri , to whom William I. gave the Rapes of Arundel and Chichester , and whom he afterwards made Earl of Shrewsbury . " 3 1 Description furnished by Mr D. H. Montgomerie , F.S.A. 2 ...
... original earthen castle was reared by Roger de Montgomeri , to whom William I. gave the Rapes of Arundel and Chichester , and whom he afterwards made Earl of Shrewsbury . " 3 1 Description furnished by Mr D. H. Montgomerie , F.S.A. 2 ...
Page 99
... original bailey is only 2 acres in extent . Round the top of the motte is a slightly oval wall , of the kind called by Mr Clark a shell keep . We have elsewhere expressed our doubts of the correctness of this term.1 In all the more ...
... original bailey is only 2 acres in extent . Round the top of the motte is a slightly oval wall , of the kind called by Mr Clark a shell keep . We have elsewhere expressed our doubts of the correctness of this term.1 In all the more ...
Page 100
... original Norman doorway on the south side ( now walled up ) has the chevron moulding , which shows that it is not earlier than the 12th century . The tower , which we may assume to be the tower of Henry II.'s records , has a round ...
... original Norman doorway on the south side ( now walled up ) has the chevron moulding , which shows that it is not earlier than the 12th century . The tower , which we may assume to be the tower of Henry II.'s records , has a round ...
Page 102
... original plan , but are generally found in cases where the motte has been incorporated in a garden . There was formerly a stone keep , of which no vestige remains . The castle seems to have formed the apex of a town of roughly ...
... original plan , but are generally found in cases where the motte has been incorporated in a garden . There was formerly a stone keep , of which no vestige remains . The castle seems to have formed the apex of a town of roughly ...
Page 106
... original charter of William , son of Robert , Count of Mortain , in which he gives the chapel of this castle to the Abbey of Grestein in Normandy . We may , therefore , with all probability look upon this as one of the castles built by ...
... original charter of William , son of Robert , Count of Mortain , in which he gives the chapel of this castle to the Abbey of Grestein in Normandy . We may , therefore , with all probability look upon this as one of the castles built by ...
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