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. |
From inside the book
Results 11-15 of 100
Page 100
... wall , a king's chamber , a chapel , and a tower . The wall of the motte cor- responds in style to the work of the middle of his reign ; it is built of flints , but cased with Caen stone brought from Normandy , and has Norman buttresses ...
... wall , a king's chamber , a chapel , and a tower . The wall of the motte cor- responds in style to the work of the middle of his reign ; it is built of flints , but cased with Caen stone brought from Normandy , and has Norman buttresses ...
Page 102
... wall , from the descriptions. Barbican Modern Cattle Market Worth Town Wall Gate HIGH STALETL Railway 100 200 Feet . ST CASTLE STREET THE STRAND River Taw Modern Road Gate Track KEEP of Ditch Entranc Modern Road 100 200 Feet . LONDON NEW ...
... wall , from the descriptions. Barbican Modern Cattle Market Worth Town Wall Gate HIGH STALETL Railway 100 200 Feet . ST CASTLE STREET THE STRAND River Taw Modern Road Gate Track KEEP of Ditch Entranc Modern Road 100 200 Feet . LONDON NEW ...
Page 109
... wall of pebbles and flints , laid herring - bone - wise in places , which does not stand on an earthen bank . The absence of this bank makes it likely , though of course not certain , that this wall was the original work of De Braose ...
... wall of pebbles and flints , laid herring - bone - wise in places , which does not stand on an earthen bank . The absence of this bank makes it likely , though of course not certain , that this wall was the original work of De Braose ...
Page 117
... walls . words are : - His " I am persuaded ( and so may easily , I think , anyone be that well observes the place ) that the works both within and without the present wall of the city were not counterworks one against the other , as the ...
... walls . words are : - His " I am persuaded ( and so may easily , I think , anyone be that well observes the place ) that the works both within and without the present wall of the city were not counterworks one against the other , as the ...
Page 118
... wall were still to be seen , and were noticed by Mr G. T. Clark . It is clear that Somner's description corresponds ... walls of Canter- bury have never yet received so careful an examination as those of Rochester have had from the Rev ...
... wall were still to be seen , and were noticed by Mr G. T. Clark . It is clear that Somner's description corresponds ... walls of Canter- bury have never yet received so careful an examination as those of Rochester have had from the Rev ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
12th century acres ancient Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Annals appears Arch bank borough bretasche Brut building built Burghal Hidage burgus burh called camp Cardigan castelli castellum castrum chapel charter Chester church Close Rolls Colchester Conquest Corfe Danes Danish defended ditch Domesday Book doubt Earl early Norman earthen earthworks Edward Edward the Elder enclosed enclosure England English Ethelfleda evidence existed feet feudal Fitz fortifications Fulk Nerra Gwynedd Henry II Henry II.'s Henry III.'s reign History houses II.'s reign Journ king land manor masonry medieval mentioned moated Montgomerie mote motte and bailey motte-and-bailey motte-castle mound mural towers Norman castle Norwich Ordericus original Orpen outer Pipe Rolls private castle probably Quatford remains remarks Risen river Robert Rochester Roger Roman round ruins Saxon says Scotland shows side Stafford stockade stone castle stone keep town trace turris Wales wall ward Welsh William wooden castle word writer