of Iron, a system of fortified settlements implemented in thirteenth century Wales. Notes References Randolph, Adrian, "The Bastides of southwest France" The Art Bulletin 77.2 (June 1995), pp. 290–307. Further reading Beresford, Maurice. (1967) New Towns of the Middle Ages. Town Plantation in England, Wales and Gascony. London. Boerefijn, Wim (2010) The foundation, planning and building of new towns in the 13th and 14th centuries in Europe. An architectural-historical research into urban form and its creation. PhD. thesis Universiteit van Amsterdam. Esp. chapter 2. (). Lauret, Alain, Raymond Malebranche & Gilles Séraphin (1988) Bastides, villes nouvelles du moyen-age. Toulouse. External links History of the Bastide Towns Bastides - mediaeval planned towns Where, when and why they were built. Musée des bastides, in Monflanquin, France Site du Centre d'études des bastides What is a bastide? - Short history in English centered around Cordes sur Ciel. About the bastides, John Reps Bastides Collection, Cornell University Library Medieval French architecture