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 102
perty, by Henry \lll.,to the Duchy of Lancaster. It must have been a fortress of considerable importance in early days,since, from its position near the Bristol Channel and the port of Portskewit,it protected the ingress and egress of Norman ships, and of the Angevin kings.Great care was evidently… … CALUICOT though the great gatehouse and north postern are the work of Thomas ofWoodstock (I-iichard 11.;. The plan is that of an irregular oblong, forming six or eight angles, two ofwhich corners are occupied by towers, while on the lines of the curtain standother towers. The VV. front is the chief…
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