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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… Bar the earthworks on which the wall stands are the motte and two sides of the bailey of the Old Baile castle … Tower 1 to Tower 5 the wall crosses the S.E. side of the motte and limits the S.E. and S.W. sides of the bailey of the … footings laid on a ledge cut into the side of the motte. Four buttresses support the wall here. Masons' marks …
Office-Holders in Modern Britain
… 1664 7 Nov. Gabye, S. 1664 10 Nov. Townely, N. 1665 1 Feb. Motte, W. 1665 10 Apr. D' Olslager, P. 1665 15 Apr. Hayward, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… BAILE The Old Baile (Pl. 17; Figs. p. 88, opp. p. 41), a motte-and-bailey castle constructed by William I, stands on a low natural ridge parallel to the river, with the motte on the tip of the ridge. It is uncertain whether the … Hollow', was used for Shrovetide games. 28 Baile Hill, the motte, is the principal surviving fragment of the castle (Pl. …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… there is unfortunately no record. 15 In 1786 Philip de la Motte visited the church and made an engraving of part of the … the north aisle, and these are now in the Assheton Chapel. Motte's original copper-plate, after it had been lost more …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… corner of the parish. 24 The remains of a small motte, known as Giant Hill, stand near the river in the south …
A History of the County of Chester
… was nevertheless great. In particular, the building of a motte and bailey castle south-west of the legionary fortress …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… in excavations of the defences. The presumed 12th-century motte, Bury Mount (8) was also refortified in the 17th … function in all probability explains the presence of the motte known as Bury Mount (8). Its situation on a much … 692488; Northants. Archaeol., 10 (1975), 171; NM). a(8) Motte (SP 69344881; Figs. 113 and 117), known as Bury Mount, …