Early Medieval Settlement in Upland Perthshire: Excavations at Lair, Glen Shee 2012-17

Early Medieval Settlement in Upland Perthshire: Excavations at Lair, Glen Shee 2012-17
Author: David Strachan
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2019-10-31
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1789693160

Excavation of seven turf buildings at Lair in Glen Shee confirms the introduction of Pitcarmick buildings to the hills of north-east Perth and Kinross in the early 7th century AD. Clusters of these at Lair, and elsewhere in the hills, are interpreted as integrated, spatially organised farm complexes comprising byre-houses and outbuildings.

Picts

Picts
Author: Gordon Noble
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Total Pages: 659
Release: 2022-11-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 178885506X

Shortlisted for the EAA Book Prize 2023 The Picts have fascinated for centuries. They emerged c. ad 300 to defy the might of the Roman empire only to disappear at the end of the first millennium ad, yet they left major legacies. They laid the foundations for the medieval Scottish kingdom and their captivating carved stones are some of the most eye-catching yet enigmatic monuments in Europe. Until recently the Picts have been difficult to trace due to limited archaeological investigation and documentary sources, but innovative new research has produced critical new insights into the culture of a highly sophisticated society which defied the might of the Roman Empire and forged a powerful realm dominating much of northern Britain. This is the first dedicated book on the Picts that covers in detail both their archaeology and their history. It examines their kingdoms, culture, beliefs and everyday lives from their origins to their end, not only incorporating current thinking on the subject, but also offering innovative perspectives that transform our understanding of the early history of Scotland.

The Medieval Priory and Hospital of St Mary Spital and the Bishopsgate Suburb

The Medieval Priory and Hospital of St Mary Spital and the Bishopsgate Suburb
Author: Chiz Harward
Publisher: Mola Monograph
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-02-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781907586484

London's Spitalfields Market was the location of one of the city's largest archaeological excavations, carried out by MOLA between 1991 and 2007. This book presents the archaeological and documentary evidence for medieval activity here, on the north-eastern fringe of the historic city, and the site of the Augustinian priory and hospital of St Mary without Bishopsgate, later known as St Mary Spital. Large areas of the medieval precinct have been explored, making this by far the most intensively investigated medieval hospital, and one of the most extensively investigated monastic establishments, in Britain. Founded in 1197, rebuilt on a larger scale and refounded in 1235, the hospital catered primarily for London's sick poor. A pre-existing extramural and extraparochial cemetery became the priory's principal cemetery. As the priory continued to attract patrons and wealth, it expanded its precinct and carried out major building programs. By the 15th century the small hospital had become one of the largest Augustinian priories in southern England. Medical treatment in the 14th century is illustrated by remarkable evidence from the canons' infirmary with its attached pharmacy; a trend towards secularization in the 14th and 15th centuries is shown by the hamlet of timber houses and workshops that grew around the cemetery. An exceptional survival was the charnel crypt of the 14th-century cemetery chapel, which is preserved today under Bishops Square.

North-East Perth

North-East Perth
Author: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
Publisher: Stationery Office Limited
Total Pages: 198
Release: 1990
Genre: History
ISBN:

Arranged by broad categories of site (17 are included ranging from ring-cairns to Medieval and later settlement), the inventory gives locational, historical and current status details of each site with a useful cross-referencing system and high-quality illustrations and b/w photographs.

The Testimony of Tradition

The Testimony of Tradition
Author: David MacRitchie
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2020-08-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3752440813

Reproduction of the original: The Testimony of Tradition by David MacRitchie

Early Medieval Settlements

Early Medieval Settlements
Author: Helena Hamerow
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2004
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0199273189

This is an overview and synthesis of the extensive and rapidly growing body of archaeological evidence for early medieval buildings, settlements, farming, craft production, and trade among the rural communities of north-west Europe.