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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Ella S. Armitage. Old Pale Garden 100 200 300 Feet . Church 90 O 100 Feet . + ? 81 . River Cater Site of Ditch EASTERN CYRICBYRIG AND WEARDBY RIG 37 barons hold outside the city. Old Quarries 500 EDDISBURY , CHESHIRE . 200 300 88 UNIV ...
Ella S. Armitage. Old Pale Garden 100 200 300 Feet . Church 90 O 100 Feet . + ? 81 . River Cater Site of Ditch EASTERN CYRICBYRIG AND WEARDBY RIG 37 barons hold outside the city. Old Quarries 500 EDDISBURY , CHESHIRE . 200 300 88 UNIV ...
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... feet wide , with an inner bank 6 or 7 feet high , could still be traced in the early part of the 19th century . Eighteen feet of the headland were cut off when the Duke of Bridgewater made his canal in 1773 , and the ditch was ...
... feet wide , with an inner bank 6 or 7 feet high , could still be traced in the early part of the 19th century . Eighteen feet of the headland were cut off when the Duke of Bridgewater made his canal in 1773 , and the ditch was ...
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... feet wide ; the inner work was not ditched . The area enclosed by the outer bank was 26 acres , an enclosure much too large for a castle ; the area of the inner enclosure was 9acres . As far as is at present known , Witham is the only ...
... feet wide ; the inner work was not ditched . The area enclosed by the outer bank was 26 acres , an enclosure much too large for a castle ; the area of the inner enclosure was 9acres . As far as is at present known , Witham is the only ...
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... 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 very likely to be the ditch of Edward's borough . Both at Bedford ...
... 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 very likely to be the ditch of Edward's borough . Both at Bedford ...
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... 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 the stream and about the ...
... 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 the stream and about the ...
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