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A Survey of London
… come y t she may be conveniently cast'. A new founder, Mr. Motte, was employed, and the bell recast at the cost of 21 l. … it rest a while and use it as it is'. Ultimately in 1600 Motte recast the bell again to weight 30 cwt. 108 lb.; after …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the City of Salisbury
… castle called Salisbury'. 10 The earliest castle was of motte-and-bailey type. The motte, a massive mound embanked and ditched, was placed in … banks of the bailey, and doubtless those surrounding the motte, were palisaded; internal buildings, including the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… all directions at a distance of about 100 yards from the motte. The motte is circular, averages 74 yards in diameter at the base, … and parapet except on the N. where it divides the motte from a kidney-shaped bailey which in turn is surrounded …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire
… (Plate 113). This mound, which may have been a small motte, was levelled c. 1883 to make way for a school. From …
The Later Records relating to North Westmorland
… Street," for which see under Crosby Ravensworth; two Motte and Bailey strongholds (1) Greenholme which lies in the …
The Later Records relating to North Westmorland
… of the Castle lies in the enormous earthworks of the early motte and bailey fortress of the de Morvilles, and in the … "Caesar's Tower" would be erected on the site of the motte at, one must suppose, a late period. Its comparative …
The Later Records relating to North Westmorland
… THE GRANGES. The Grange was the immediate successor to the motte and bailey stronghold; it consisted of a flat area cut …
The Later Records relating to North Westmorland
… of the scheme of 1831. HALLS. Lowther Hall. Probably as a motte and bailey this strength is mentioned in 1287 when …