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MILITARY ARCHITECTURE.
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ruins of a castle, the thickness of the walls, and the general disposition of the foundations, will usually afford some clue to the date.

The following may be considered as an approximation to the number of the castles, and remains of castles, in Britain:—

  1. Bedford
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    2
  1. Berks
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    7
  1. Bucks
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    2
  1. Cambridge
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    2
  1. Cheshire
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    8
  1. Cornwall
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    21
  1. Cumberland
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    22
  1. Derby
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    6
  1. Devon
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    18
  1. Dorset
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    11

  1. Durham
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    13
  1. Essex
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    9
  1. Gloucester
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    7
  1. Hants
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    16
  1. Hereford
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    29
  1. Herts
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    4
  1. Hunts
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    4
  1. Kent
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    39
  1. Lancashire
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    7
  1. Leicestershire
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    5

  1. Lincoln
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    11
  1. Middlesex
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    1
  1. Monmouth
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    14
  1. Norfolk
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    6
  1. Northampton
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    4
  1. Northumberland
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    51
  1. Notts
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    4
  1. Oxon
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    4
  1. Rutland
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    2
  1. Salop
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    13

  1. Somerset
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    9
  1. Stafford
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    12
  1. Suffolk
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    10
  1. Surrey
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    5
  1. Sussex
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    9
  1. Warwick
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    6
  1. Westmoreland
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    13
  1. Wilts
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    9
  1. Worcester
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    7
  1. York
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    39

  1. England
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    461
  1. Wales
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    107
  1. Scotland
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    155
  1. Ireland
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    155

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  1. Great Britain and Ireland, about
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    843

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This number, however, if accurate search were made, would probably be found nearer to a thousand.

G. T. CLARK.