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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... 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 44
... side which is opposite to the one where the Norman castle stands . Edward's borough was on the south side , the motte and other remains of the Norman castle are on the north of the Welland . It is remarkable that the part of Stamford on ...
... side which is opposite to the one where the Norman castle stands . Edward's borough was on the south side , the motte and other remains of the Norman castle are on the north of the Welland . It is remarkable that the part of Stamford on ...
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