orm height of from i6 to 17 ft., and the flat tops of thebetter preserved bastions are as high, giving the impression thatthis level approximates to the original height of the whole work,less the parapets. It is possible, of course, that the bastionswere surmounted with structures of timber or of… … u o 63 64 ROMANO-BRITISH BUILDINGS AND EARTHWORKS GATES AND POSTERNS With few exceptions to be noticed presently, the gates of theforts and fortified towns of which we have any knowledge, werestone structures. The masonry was usually better and moremassive than that of the ramparts ; and as they…
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