Timber Castles

List of illustrations, 7; Preface, 11; Acknowledgements, 14; List of abbreviations, 15; 1 Timber castles: their study and background, 17; 2 Origins of timber castles in the British Isles, 36; 3 Origins of timber castles in Europe, 78; 4 The documentary contribution, 114; 5 The pictorial evidence, 147; 6 Stone and timber, 171; 7 The earthworks of timber castles, 194; 8 The structures of timber castles: the excavated evidence and its interpretation, 244; 9 Hen Domen, Montgomery: a case-study, 326; 10 Epilogue, 348; 11 Gazetteer of excavations in Great Britain and Ireland, 353; Appendices; A Timber castle vocabulary, 361; B Castel, 362; Notes, 365; Further reading, 383; Index, 385.