Off to the side a pile of old masonry might have been the remains of an ancient castle.
I whipped the left over to it and for a moment my fingers slipped down the old masonry, but then they held.
The old masonry shuddered at the impact, and for a moment Hawkmoon thought he would fall as the roof threatened to crack.
The village appeared ancient, with old masonry reused in houses and walls.
The oldest masonry is in the south transept, and dates from the late 12th century.
The rounded concrete forms of the three bunkers contrast with the older masonry.
For old masonry and the roof above it had given with the blast.
During the 14th century the church was rebuilt and some of the older masonry may have been used in the reconstruction of the nave.
It had gone to work with all its strength on the old masonry that mouldered there.
We passed old uncouth masonry that looked like the work of Titans or the first earth men.