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 313
an fortress, and demonstrates how such existing forts weretreated in the erection of either the square or the shell keep thereon. Herethe mound has been placed on the top of a sandstone rock which wasscarped around, the material, with the excavations from the ditch around it,being thrown up. This… … TICKHILL YORKSHIRE 271 ditch, with part of the outer walls, is in a tolerably perfect state. Theoriginal Early Norman gatehouse remains in a dilapidated state at tiic S.of the lower ward, between the keep and the castle buildings; it has around-headed gateway, and in front were added a Decorated…
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