Portchester, The Castle 1898
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The original Norman fort at Porchester was merely a corner of the old 3rd-century Roman Saxon Shore fort defended on the two open sides by the building of a wooden palisade. It was after the rebellion against Henry I by his elder brother Robert Curthose that the decision was taken to build a castle proper. The tower keep, which when built was only one storey high, has walls twelve feet thick, and when two further floors were added it was similar to those at Falaise, Norwich and Corfe. Excavations in the areas of the great hall and lodgings have revealed bones of animals and birds used for food. The finds did not include bones from parts of the body which were not edible, which leads archaeologists to believe that food preparation took place elsewhere.
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