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" The Medieval castles of Wales / "
John R. Kenyon.
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BL
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704525
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b526714
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| Main Entry
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Kenyon, John R.
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| Title & Author
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The Medieval castles of Wales /\ John R. Kenyon.
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| Publication Statement
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Cardiff :: University of Wales Press,, 2010.
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1 online resource (x, 166 pages, [16] pages of plates) :: illustrations, plans
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| ISBN
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0708323634
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: 9780708323632
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0708321801
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9780708321805
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-158) and index.
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| Contents
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Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- 2. The North-West -- 3. The North-East -- 4. Central -- 5. The South-West -- 6. The South-East -- 7. Aftermath.
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| Abstract
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The purpose of this book is to give visitors to the medieval castles of Wales a concise but informative description of the main publicly accessible sites in a convenient format. An introductory chapter outlines the development of castle architecture in Britain, drawing on welsh examples, with a number of box features that elaborate more fully on particular aspects, for instance gatehouses, or key personalities, such as Llywelyn Fawr. Five chapters from a regionally based gazetteer of the castles described, and each entry is prefaced with a key to arrangements at each castle, for example whether there is an entry charge. The known history of any given site is summarized and this is followed by the core of each entry, namely the description of the visible remains, to enable visitors to navigate their way around. A final chpater provides a brief overview of castle-like buildings dating from the seventeenth century onwards, which is followed by a guide to further reading. --Book Jacket.
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Castles-- Wales-- Design and construction.
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Castles-- Wales-- History-- To 1500.
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Wales, Description and travel.
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| Dewey Classification
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728.8109429
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DA737.K46 2010eb
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