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 45
... side of 1 A.-S. C. , 868 . 2 Shipman's Old Town Wall of Nottingham , pp . 73-75 . The evidence for a Roman origin of the borough is altogether too slight , as , except some doubtful earthenware bottles , no Roman remains have been found ...
... side of 1 A.-S. C. , 868 . 2 Shipman's Old Town Wall of Nottingham , pp . 73-75 . The evidence for a Roman origin of the borough is altogether too slight , as , except some doubtful earthenware bottles , no Roman remains have been found ...
Page 46
... side of the Trent is marked by the Trent Bridge cricket ground , the last spot to become flooded . Here , therefore , was the probable site of Edward's second borough . 2 See Appendix F. MANCHESTER AND BAKEWELL - 47 old city . " This 46 ...
... side of the Trent is marked by the Trent Bridge cricket ground , the last spot to become flooded . Here , therefore , was the probable site of Edward's second borough . 2 See Appendix F. MANCHESTER AND BAKEWELL - 47 old city . " This 46 ...
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... side which remains being 600 feet long . 8 5. BENFLEET . - Here Hæsten wrought a work in 894 ; here he was defeated by Alfred's forces , and some of his ships burnt . Mr Spurrell states that there are still some irregular elevations by ...
... side which remains being 600 feet long . 8 5. BENFLEET . - Here Hæsten wrought a work in 894 ; here he was defeated by Alfred's forces , and some of his ships burnt . Mr Spurrell states that there are still some irregular elevations by ...
Page 51
... side . The bank also had a slight platform inside , about 3 feet above the general level . " As Hæsten had lost his ships at Benfleet , there would be no fortified hithe connected with it , and if there had been , the sea would have ...
... side . The bank also had a slight platform inside , about 3 feet above the general level . " As Hæsten had lost his ships at Benfleet , there would be no fortified hithe connected with it , and if there had been , the sea would have ...
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... side of it . It now encloses both the churchyard and vicarage . Whether the Danes con- structed this earthwork , or found it there , we are not told . In 8. There appear to be no remains of the geweorc on the river Lea , 20 miles above ...
... side of it . It now encloses both the churchyard and vicarage . Whether the Danes con- structed this earthwork , or found it there , we are not told . In 8. There appear to be no remains of the geweorc on the river Lea , 20 miles above ...
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