Medieval Fortifications (Continuum Collection)

Brings together the enormous amount of archaeological work that has been carried out on castles in recent years, and in so doing both adds to and complemnents previous books based on standing remains. The book is in four parts: the first reviews defences, earth and timber castles and masonry castles, keeps, gateways, towers, barbicans and bridges; the second is concerned with domestic life in castles, the buildings of the hall amd lodgings, kitchens, chapels, water supply and drainage and evidence of daily life; part three looks at defensive fortifications of towns; part four at the fate of castles and their future. Now available in paperback.