Plan or process? The medieval fortifications of Utrecht from the 12th to 15th century. Author: Marc Baggerman Cover page, the Weerdpoort depicted by D. Verrijk in 1755 (Utrechts Archief, tekeningen en prenten, 36783) H.J.E. Wenckebachweg 1624 1096 DE Amsterdam
[email protected] Tel. 0615044286 Plan or process? The medieval fortifications of Utrecht from the 12th to 15th century. Author: Marc Baggerman Student number: s1606751 Master Thesis Supervisor: Dr. R. van Oosten Specialisation: Archaeology of the Roman provinces, Middle Ages and Modern period University of Leiden, Faculty of Archaeology Amsterdam, 19-04-2017, version 1 1 | P a g e 2 | P a g e Table of Contents Preface .................................................................................................... 6 1. Introduction ..................................................................................... 7 2. General town defences ...................................................................... 13 2.1 Initial town defences .................................................................... 13 2.2 The stone defences ....................................................................... 15 2.2.1 The gates ............................................................................... 16 2.2.2 The town walls ....................................................................... 18 2.2.3 The towers ............................................................................. 19 2.3 Topics to analyse ........................................................................