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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... remains as still exist of the boroughs 1 Buckingham is the only place which is included in both lists . See Appendix E. 1 2 Domesday Book and Beyond , 188. See Appendix E. Southwark , one of the names , which is not called a borough in ...
... remains as still exist of the boroughs 1 Buckingham is the only place which is included in both lists . See Appendix E. 1 2 Domesday Book and Beyond , 188. See Appendix E. Southwark , one of the names , which is not called a borough in ...
Page 31
... remains . 3 CHESTER is spoken of by the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle in 894 as " a waste chester in Wirral . " It had un- doubtedly been a Roman city , and therefore the work of Ethelred and Ethelfleda here was solely one of restoration ...
... remains . 3 CHESTER is spoken of by the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle in 894 as " a waste chester in Wirral . " It had un- doubtedly been a Roman city , and therefore the work of Ethelred and Ethelfleda here was solely one of restoration ...
Page 35
... remains of a light inner rampart along the western half of this side . The remains of an original entrance ( shown in Ormerod's Cheshire ) are visible in the middle of the N.W. side , beyond which the ditch and outer bank have been ...
... remains of a light inner rampart along the western half of this side . The remains of an original entrance ( shown in Ormerod's Cheshire ) are visible in the middle of the N.W. side , beyond which the ditch and outer bank have been ...
Page 37
... remains of banks and ditches below the church . Dugdale says " there are certain apparent tokens that the Romans had some station here ; for by digging the ground near the church , there have been discovered foundations of old walls and ...
... remains of banks and ditches below the church . Dugdale says " there are certain apparent tokens that the Romans had some station here ; for by digging the ground near the church , there have been discovered foundations of old walls and ...
Page 39
... remains of a burh here which are very remarkable , as they show an inner enclosure within the outer one . They have been carefully surveyed by Mr F. C. J. Spurrell , who has published a plan of them.2 Each enclosure formed roughly a ...
... remains of a burh here which are very remarkable , as they show an inner enclosure within the outer one . They have been carefully surveyed by Mr F. C. J. Spurrell , who has published a plan of them.2 Each enclosure formed roughly a ...
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