The castles of England, their story and structure (1896)
Mackenzie, James Dixon, Sir, 7th bart. of Scatwell and 9th of Tarbat, 1830-1900 · New York : The Macmillan co. · leaf 123
ere was erected, probably within the Roman camp, one of the three woodenblockhouses brought from Xormandy, the rest of the fleet proceding to theharbour at Hastings. A large proportion of the ancient encircling wall of the Romans still exists, asperfect as in the days of Constantine, being built of… … towers, two of which at the W. end defended the entrance, and some of theseretain their Norman superstructure. The Conqueror bestowed the Rape of Pevensey upon his half-brother Robert,Earl of Mortain, or Moreton, whom he further enriched with 558 manors invarious counties, and 280 in Cornwall,…
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