the appearance of pre Norman England style castle The article notes giving it the appearance of pre Norman England style castle Sorry but I don t think it looks much like any pre Norman fortification It could be argued that only the Romans built substantial stone fortifications before the Normans in England and in a very different style to this Apart from that fortifications were built of timber Castles in the medieval sense of the word were introduced to England by the Normans so I am not sure what the expression pre Norman England style castle means I think this is a romantic expression which needs removing