The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesSome 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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The line of the ancient town - wall can still be traced in parts , though it is rapidly disappearing . Dugdale says the town ditch was 45 feet broad . Tamworth was a borough at the time of Domesday . STAFFORD has a motte on which stood ...
The line of the ancient town - wall can still be traced in parts , though it is rapidly disappearing . Dugdale says the town ditch was 45 feet broad . Tamworth was a borough at the time of Domesday . STAFFORD has a motte on which stood ...
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... which the Chronicle tells us was placed on the south 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 ...
... which the Chronicle tells us was placed on the south 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 ...
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The only approach to East Anglia from the south lay along a strip of open chalk land which lay between the great swamp and the dense forests which grew east of it.1 Here ran the ancient road called the Icknield way .
The only approach to East Anglia from the south lay along a strip of open chalk land which lay between the great swamp and the dense forests which grew east of it.1 Here ran the ancient road called the Icknield way .
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Portions of the ancient ditch were uncovered in 1890 , and its outline appears to have been roughly rectangular , like the Danish camp at Shoebury . The ditch was about 20 feet wide . The area enclosed was about 39 acres .
Portions of the ancient ditch were uncovered in 1890 , and its outline appears to have been roughly rectangular , like the Danish camp at Shoebury . The ditch was about 20 feet wide . The area enclosed was about 39 acres .
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But the enclosure is far too small for a borough , and Edward's burh would certainly have enclosed the church ; for though the present church contains no Saxon architecture , the ancient cross in the graveyard shows that it stands on a ...
But the enclosure is far too small for a borough , and Edward's burh would certainly have enclosed the church ; for though the present church contains no Saxon architecture , the ancient cross in the graveyard shows that it stands on a ...
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| Title | The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles |
| Author | Ella S. Armitage |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1912 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 Dec 2012 |
| ISBN | 1511546832, 9781511546836 |
| Length | 408 pages |
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