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 138
e, at Dorking, andnear its W. end, where it forms the fine narrow ridge called the Hogs Back, bythe passage of the river Wey, on its route to the Thames. At this latter gap,chiefly on the heights on the E. side, stands Guildford, the ancient county townof Surrey, the first mention of which place… … r.UILDFORI) sites, but no mention is found of a castie until the reign of John ; it is, how-ever, probable that the whole of this fortress, of keep, hall, and domestic build-ings, with its outer walls, enclosing nearly six acres, was constructed by Henry II.(Clark.) The castle is placed a little…
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