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 74
... ward are brought to him every night , and placed under his pillow . ' But unfortunately for this theory , there is some evidence of the raising of mottes at an earlier period in the 10th century than the accession of Fulk Nerra ...
... ward are brought to him every night , and placed under his pillow . ' But unfortunately for this theory , there is some evidence of the raising of mottes at an earlier period in the 10th century than the accession of Fulk Nerra ...
Page 75
... wards transferred . It is against this view that Ordericus , writing some fifty years before Lambert , uses the form dangio in the sense of a tower . Pro- fessor Skeat and the New English Dictionary derive the word donjon or dungeon ...
... wards transferred . It is against this view that Ordericus , writing some fifty years before Lambert , uses the form dangio in the sense of a tower . Pro- fessor Skeat and the New English Dictionary derive the word donjon or dungeon ...
Page 99
... ward , covering 4 acres , in the middle of which , but on the line of the west wall , is a large motte , about 70 feet high , surrounded by its own ditch . The lower and perhaps original bailey is only 2 acres in extent . Round the top ...
... ward , covering 4 acres , in the middle of which , but on the line of the west wall , is a large motte , about 70 feet high , surrounded by its own ditch . The lower and perhaps original bailey is only 2 acres in extent . Round the top ...
Page 125
... ward is now a barbican , and the masonry upon it belongs clearly to the 13th century ; it occupies the highest ground in the castle , and is separated from the other wards , and from the ridge beyond it , by two ditches cut across the ...
... ward is now a barbican , and the masonry upon it belongs clearly to the 13th century ; it occupies the highest ground in the castle , and is separated from the other wards , and from the ridge beyond it , by two ditches cut across the ...
Page 126
... ward has a Norman postern in the south wall , and may have been the bailey to the keep . All the other masonry is of the late Early English or the Perpendicular period , and the entrance ward is probably an addition of the 13th century ...
... ward has a Norman postern in the south wall , and may have been the bailey to the keep . All the other masonry is of the late Early English or the Perpendicular period , and the entrance ward is probably an addition of the 13th century ...
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