Abstract: |
Three papers have archaeological content. R M Spearman (42-59), 'The medieval townscape of Perth', takes the town as a case-study of the value of detailed cartographical analysis. This reveals the development of the pattern of burgage plots, early 12th to 16th centuries, which can be related both to archaeological and to other documentary evidence. G Stell (60-80), 'Urban buildings', reviews the architectural and archaeological evidence for castles, town defences and gateways, bridges, harbours, tolbooths, mercat crosses, churches, and houses. R M Spearman's second piece (134-47), 'Workshops, materials and debris - evidence of early industries', reviews the implications of the archaeological evidence for the urban processing of animal, vegetable, and mineral produce (especially wool, hides, bone, foodstuffs, wood, and metal), emphasizing the direct links between town dwellers and farming. A R |