Muirden, J. (2006). Crooked churches and saintly sunrises. Church Archaeology 07-09. Vol 7-9, pp. 33-43. https://doi.org/10.5284/1081894. Cite this via datacite
| Title: | Crooked churches and saintly sunrises | ||
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| Issue: | Church Archaeology 07-09 | ||
| Series: | Church Archaeology | ||
| Volume: | 7-9 | ||
| Page Start/End: | 33 - 43 | ||
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| Publication Type: | Journal | ||
| Abstract: | The hypothesis that churches in England may have been built to face the sunrise on the day of their patronal festival has been rejected by most researchers. The writer suggests that their fieldwork has been inadequate and their data analysis faulty. Having explained his reasons, he gives examples of individual churches and groups of churches encountered in his Devon survey whose alignment characteristics are consistent with the ‘patronal sunrise’ theory. Not only is it possible to deduce the date of dedication but the relevant saint, even when the original dedication has been changed or lost; this has potential for understanding more about pre-Conquest churches and for closer dating of buildings. Further work is needed to see whether there are regional variations. An appendix sets out his methodology. | ||
| Year of Publication: | 2006 | ||
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| Created Date: | 30 Sep 2020 |
