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A gazetteer compiled by archaeologist Robert Higham counted 21 shell keeps in England and Wales.{{sfn|Higham|2016|p=63}} Examples include the Round Tower at [[Windsor Castle]]<!-- and Clifford's Tower at [[York Castle]],-->{{sfn|Pettifer|2002|p=7}}{{sfn|Darvill|Stamper|Timby|2002|p=196}}<!--{{sfn|Hull|2006|p=99}}--> and the majority were built in the 11th and 12th centuries.{{sfn|Hislop|2013|p=96}} |
A gazetteer compiled by archaeologist Robert Higham counted 21 shell keeps in England and Wales.{{sfn|Higham|2016|p=63}} Examples include the Round Tower at [[Windsor Castle]]<!-- and Clifford's Tower at [[York Castle]],-->{{sfn|Pettifer|2002|p=7}}{{sfn|Darvill|Stamper|Timby|2002|p=196}}<!--{{sfn|Hull|2006|p=99}}--> and the majority were built in the 11th and 12th centuries.{{sfn|Hislop|2013|p=96}} |
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File:Windsor Castle Round Tower.JPG|The shell keep of Windsor Castle was built by [[Henry II of England|Henry II]] and remodelled in the 19th century. |
File:Windsor Castle Round Tower.JPG|The shell keep of Windsor Castle was built by [[Henry II of England|Henry II]] and remodelled in the 19th century. |
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==Notes== |
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Revision as of 06:51, 26 December 2020
A shell keep is a style of medieval fortification, best described as a stone structure circling the top of a motte.
In English castle morphology, shell keeps are perceived as the successors to motte-and-bailey castles, with the wooden fence around the top of the motte replaced by a stone wall. Castle engineers during the Norman period did not trust the motte to support the enormous weight of a stone keep. A common solution was to replace the palisade with a stone wall then build wooden buildings backing onto the inside of the wall. This construction was lighter than a keep and prevented the walls from being undermined, meaning they could be thinner and lighter.
A gazetteer compiled by archaeologist Robert Higham counted 21 shell keeps in England and Wales.[1] Examples include the Round Tower at Windsor Castle[2][3] and the majority were built in the 11th and 12th centuries.[4]
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The shell keep of Windsor Castle was built by Henry II and remodelled in the 19th century. -
Restormel Castle built around the motte -
Plan of Restormel Castle
Notes
- ^ Higham 2016, p. 63.
- ^ Pettifer 2002, p. 7.
- ^ Darvill, Stamper & Timby 2002, p. 196.
- ^ Hislop 2013, p. 96.
References
- Darvill, Timothy; Stamper, Paul; Timby, Jane (2002). England: an Oxford archaeological guide to sites from earliest times to AD 1600 (illustrated ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 196. ISBN 0-19-284101-7.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Higham, Robert (2016), Shell-keeps revisited: the bailey on the motte? (PDF), Castle Studies Group
- Hislop, Malcolm (2013). How to read castles. London: Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9781472521613.
- Pettifer, Adrian (2002). English Castles: A Guide by Counties (illustrated ed.). Boydell & Brewer. p. 7. ISBN 0-85115-782-3.
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