Fortification in the North (1200 -1600)

  • Kieran Denis O'Conor

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Abstract

This paper looks at different types of fortification used across north-west Europe between the twelfth and arly seventeenth centuries. These incude castles, town walls, artillery fortifications, linear fortifications, territorial defences, fortified houses, crannogs and moated sites. One major theme in the paper is how the development of fortifications throughout this period reflect changes in society.
Original languageEnglish (Ireland)
Title of host publicationThe Archaeology of Medieval Europe. Volume 2 - Twelfth to Sixteenth Centuries
PublisherAarhus University Press
ISBN (Electronic)ISBN 978 87 7934 289 7
ISBN (Print)ISBN 978 87 7934 289 7
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Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2011

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