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 110
ns perfect, to be a beautiful composition, particularly inthe way in which the towers, square and splayed at the base, become roundor octagonal as they rise, and he remarks on the way in which round towersgave way to octagonal or square ones, as being better adapted to receive thenewer… … NEWPORT turrets, and a large pointed window over the entrance, but sadly blocked andmutilated. .Along the river front three towers supported the curtain, but onthe reverse side there is only the wall, without flank defence. The three fronttowers were in existence at the beginning of the present…
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