Sherborne Old Castle, Dorset
«This summary of various excavation campaigns over 60 years, and study of the fabric, shows the enclosure was laid out using simple geometry, as were the curtain walls, the main gate with its long and sophisticated approach barbican, and corner towers.»
British Archaeology
Roger, Bishop of Salisbury (1102–39, built Sherborne Old Castle within his episcopal estate at Sherborne, in north-west Dorset, in about 1122–35. The fortified palace was one of several major building projects undertaken by Bishop Roger; among the others were the rebuilding of Old Sarum cathedral and castles at Devizes and Malmesbury. Les mer
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- Society of Antiquaries of London
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780854312993
- Utgivelsesår
- 2015
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«This summary of various excavation campaigns over 60 years, and study of the fabric, shows the enclosure was laid out using simple geometry, as were the curtain walls, the main gate with its long and sophisticated approach barbican, and corner towers.»
British Archaeology