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Two early medieval settlement sites in eastern Cumbria?
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Issue: |
Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society 2 (series 3) |
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Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society
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Volume: |
2
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Page Start/End: |
145 - 170 |
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Publication Type: |
Journal
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Abstract: |
Reports on two excavations at Shap and Brougham. At Shap evidence of an earth-fast timber building of unknown function which measured 9.5m by 4.8m was revealed. The structure probably dates from the seventh or eighth centuries AD. The excavation at Brougham revealed four conjectural rectangular post-built timber buildings. A lack of finds associated with the occupation has led to the interpretation that the site probably dates from the Anglo-Saxon period. Includes separately authored reports on: |
Year of Publication: |
2002
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Settlement Sites
(BIAB)
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Eighth Centuries Ad (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Rectangular Postbuilt Timber (Auto Detected Subject) |
SETTLEMENT
(Monument Type England)
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Timber (Auto Detected Subject) |
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Note: |
[OS NY 5621 1513] & [OS NY 5654 2762]
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ADS Archive
(ADS Archive)
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Created Date: |
13 Feb 2003 |