The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJ. Murray, 1912 - 408 pages |
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... 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 partially levelled by the encroachments of the farm buildings . The ...
... 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 partially levelled by the encroachments of the farm buildings . The ...
Page 36
... side of this ditch has been cut back to a nearly vertical face , while on the outer bank are the footings of a masonry wall extending almost to the point of the spur . There are traces of another wall defending the crest on the N.E. and ...
... side of this ditch has been cut back to a nearly vertical face , while on the outer bank are the footings of a masonry wall extending almost to the point of the spur . There are traces of another wall defending the crest on the N.E. and ...
Page 39
... side of the river Lea . Therefore if a burh were the same thing as a motte , there ought to be two mottes at Hertford , one on each side of the river ; whereas there is only one , and that forms part of the works of the Norman castle ...
... side of the river Lea . Therefore if a burh were the same thing as a motte , there ought to be two mottes at Hertford , one on each side of the river ; whereas there is only one , and that forms part of the works of the Norman castle ...
Page 40
... side of that river . On the south side an ancient ditch , 10 or 12 feet broad , with some traces of an inner rampart , semicircular in plan , but with a square extension , is still visible , and fills with water at flood times . This is ...
... side of that river . On the south side an ancient ditch , 10 or 12 feet broad , with some traces of an inner rampart , semicircular in plan , but with a square extension , is still visible , and fills with water at flood times . This is ...
Page 41
... sides of the rampart were visible in his time . 2 D. B. , ii . , 5 . Baker's History of Northampton , ii , 321 . 3 Itin . , i . , 12 . 5 D. B. , i . , 219b . • A.-S. C. , 921. " Wrohte tha burg æt Tofeceastre mid stan wealle ...
... sides of the rampart were visible in his time . 2 D. B. , ii . , 5 . Baker's History of Northampton , ii , 321 . 3 Itin . , i . , 12 . 5 D. B. , i . , 219b . • A.-S. C. , 921. " Wrohte tha burg æt Tofeceastre mid stan wealle ...
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