The Great Tower in the Twelfth Century
The Case of Norham Castle
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11616799 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Philip Dixon (corresponding author), Pamela Marshall (0000-0002-8769-8768) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 150 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 410-432 |
| Publication date | 1993-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeological Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0066-5983 • E-ISSN: 2373-2288 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00665983.1993.11078060 |
| OpenAlex | W2007232113 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
The Great Tower of Norham Castle has been considered to be a typical example of a two-cell rectangular donjon, divided unequally by a spine wall. Examination of the fabric shows that its history was much more complex, and that it was originally constructed in the early twelfth century as a single unit, two-storeyed building, perhaps as a ceremonial chamber above a vault. During the later twelfth century a second unit, containing private chambers and an upper room in a tower, was added against the original structure, and the present rectangular shape was achieved only as the result of further rebuilding during the fifteenth century. Parallels are suggested in the bishops' palaces of the twelfth century, and the significance of Norham for our appreciation of the complexity of design of great towers is emphasized
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Bishops · Fifteenth · Parallels · Tower · Unit (ring theory · Vault (architecture · Engineering · Geology · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · History · Mathematics · Mechanical Engineering · Medieval Architecture and Archaeology · Paleontology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2017 (22) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |