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 73
... original castle of Fulk . Mont- richard , Chateaufort , Chérament , Chérament , Montboyau , and Baugé are all castles built by Fulk , and all have or had mottes . Montboyau is the clearest case of all , as it was demolished by Fulk a ...
... original castle of Fulk . Mont- richard , Chateaufort , Chérament , Chérament , Montboyau , and Baugé are all castles built by Fulk , and all have or had mottes . Montboyau is the clearest case of all , as it was demolished by Fulk a ...
Page 85
... original wooden castle , or it is a siege castle raised to blockade the other one . We constantly hear of these siege castles being built in the Middle Ages ; their purpose was not for actual attack , but to watch the besieged fort and ...
... original wooden castle , or it is a siege castle raised to blockade the other one . We constantly hear of these siege castles being built in the Middle Ages ; their purpose was not for actual attack , but to watch the besieged fort and ...
Page 91
... original derivation of the word motte is unknown . I have not found any instance of the word mota in chronicles earlier than the 12th century , but the reason appears to be that mota or motte was a folk's word , and appeared undignified ...
... original derivation of the word motte is unknown . I have not found any instance of the word mota in chronicles earlier than the 12th century , but the reason appears to be that mota or motte was a folk's word , and appeared undignified ...
Page 95
... original design , and a design , and a motte was therefore unnecessary : Bamborough , Peak , and Tynemouth , where the site was sufficiently defended by precipices : Carlisle and Richmond , whose original design is un- known to us ...
... original design , and a design , and a motte was therefore unnecessary : Bamborough , Peak , and Tynemouth , where the site was sufficiently defended by precipices : Carlisle and Richmond , whose original design is un- known to us ...
Page 97
... original baileys of the castles in this list has been measured accurately by a planimeter , from the 25 - in . Ordnance maps , in all cases in which that was possible . This table proves that the early Norman castles were very small in ...
... original baileys of the castles in this list has been measured accurately by a planimeter , from the 25 - in . Ordnance maps , in all cases in which that was possible . This table proves that the early Norman castles were very small in ...
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