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 142
below thecastle ; upon the E.side had been raisedvast preiiistoric de-fences of earthwork,just above the meet-ing of the two glenshad been thrown upa vast and steepmound, 60 feet in height, with a summit 30 feet in diameter, 300 feet above the vaiky, ami sur-rounded by a deep ditch, beyond which… … mwrnrnm RICHARUS CASTI.K ii6 CASTLES OF ENGLAND to have held Iiis ground, and after the coming of Duke WiUiam, Fitz-Scrobreceived from the Conqueror further grants of land in this county and else-where. He probably was at the outset obliged to further fortify his position,and this he did by…
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