On some Mediaeval Military Defences

THE above extracts refer to the earliest known liftbridge and to the overhanging defences of it, and of the towers and walls, adopted about the same time. M. Viollet le Due considers that lift-bridges were not used until much later; but as Mr. Wykeham Martin points out in his excellent work on his C...

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Published in:Archaeologia Cambrensis 1888-07, Vol.5 (19), p.218-224
Main Author: Cobb, J R
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:THE above extracts refer to the earliest known liftbridge and to the overhanging defences of it, and of the towers and walls, adopted about the same time. M. Viollet le Due considers that lift-bridges were not used until much later; but as Mr. Wykeham Martin points out in his excellent work on his Castle of Ledes, it is clear from the above entry that they were adopted as early as 1239.
ISSN:0306-6924