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 42
... road called the Icknield way . On a peninsula which now runs out into the great fens of the Cam and the Ouse there is still a village called Wicken , 6 miles west of the Roman road ; and possibly , when the land surrounding this ...
... road called the Icknield way . On a peninsula which now runs out into the great fens of the Cam and the Ouse there is still a village called Wicken , 6 miles west of the Roman road ; and possibly , when the land surrounding this ...
Page 42
... FIG . 5. - PLAN OF TOWCESTER ABOUT 1830 . [ To face p . 42 . 1772 River AAA ศึกษา To Brackley River Tove to Northampton Old Road To Northampton 10 DD 20 To Tiffield & Rothersthorpe . 30 CHAINS . 8 N. 28 27 Rampart Street . High ་་་ ་་་
... FIG . 5. - PLAN OF TOWCESTER ABOUT 1830 . [ To face p . 42 . 1772 River AAA ศึกษา To Brackley River Tove to Northampton Old Road To Northampton 10 DD 20 To Tiffield & Rothersthorpe . 30 CHAINS . 8 N. 28 27 Rampart Street . High ་་་ ་་་
Page 43
... road by the Fen country ; but this of course is the merest conjecture , as the Chronicle gives us no details of this very important event . CLEDEMUTHAN . — This place is only mentioned in the Abingdon MS . of the Chronicle , but the ...
... road by the Fen country ; but this of course is the merest conjecture , as the Chronicle gives us no details of this very important event . CLEDEMUTHAN . — This place is only mentioned in the Abingdon MS . of the Chronicle , but the ...
Page 83
... of R.S.A. , Ireland , 1904 . 2 Vicars ' Parliamentary Chronicle , cited by Hunter , South Yorks , ii . , 235 . 3 " Camps on the Malvern Hills , " Journ . Anthrop . Inst . , x . , 319 . either on or near Roman or other ancient roads ,
... of R.S.A. , Ireland , 1904 . 2 Vicars ' Parliamentary Chronicle , cited by Hunter , South Yorks , ii . , 235 . 3 " Camps on the Malvern Hills , " Journ . Anthrop . Inst . , x . , 319 . either on or near Roman or other ancient roads ,
Page 84
Ella S. Armitage. either on or near Roman or other ancient roads , or on navigable rivers . ' It was essential to the Norman settlers that they should be near some road which would help them to visit their other estates , which William ...
Ella S. Armitage. either on or near Roman or other ancient roads , or on navigable rivers . ' It was essential to the Norman settlers that they should be near some road which would help them to visit their other estates , which William ...
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