In this detailed study, Liddiard examines the processes and factors which determined the number, distribution and location of castles and considers how a castle's construction altered its environment. Using structures such as Castle Acre, Castle Rising, Middleton and Horsford as examples, Liddiard suggests that the location of most of Norfolk's castles was shaped by social factors and not military considerations. Castles were primarily intended to act as residences even though they were designed to dramatically dominate the landscape.
| Author: Robert Liddiard |
| Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd |
| Publication Date: Jan 01, 2000 |
| Number of Pages: 184 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 184171156X |
| ISBN-13: 9781841711560 |
