British Castles

British Castles is a book by Charles H. Ashdown containing 32 full-page illustrations in colour and a number of plans and diagrams in the text. The preface says that, considering the richness and variety of both technical and popular literature upon Castles generally, it may appear superfluous to send forth another book upon the same subject. One illustration note says Leeds Castle is of the Concentric type and stands upon two islands in the middle of a lake which contains about fifteen acres of water.

A further illustration note says that in earlier times a gate built by Henry III. was separated from a former outer barbican by the waters of the Moat, hence its name, the Middle Tower. The text says the introduction of machicolation proper into England occurred in the latter part of the thirteenth century and became a prominent feature at that period. A list of names with page numbers includes, among others, Arundel Castle, Bamborough Castle and Barnard Castle.