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 390
5 which, ;is elsewhere, caused it to be chosen by tlie Conqueror lor the site of a NormansIkII keep. Tliis mound is now lOO feet in diameter at top, and is 30 feet !liaving a broad and deep ditch round its base ; it stands at tlie S. of a plot <j1 :...:land on which the main castle buildin^^s,… … •-yjT^^-Afiff- p-i -P? I ■ 1 »/ ROCKINGHAM enclosing the buildings and courtyards. This curtain wall is well buttressed andhas circular mural lowers at the angles, with the great entrance gatehouse on itsE. face. As this forest was one of the largest in the kingdom, extending IroniXorthampton in…
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