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Triskele Heritage is an archaeological consultancy and lecturing business located in Nottingham (UK). The company was founded by award winning archaeologist Dr James Wright FSA, who works alongside associates to provide high quality fieldwork, research, reporting and dissemination. We offer the following services to a…

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The Spiral Staircase Myth (2020)

21 November 2020 The story goes that all spiral* staircases in castles turn clockwise so that primarily right-handed defenders, fighting downwards, would have an advantage over attackers whose weapon would be impeded by the newel post. It is a particular favourite of tour guides, appears in castle guidebooks (Hodgson…