Overview

The countryside of Devon and Cornwall preserves an unusually rich legacy from its medieval past. This book explores the different elements which go to make up this historic landscape - the chapels, crosses, castles and mines; the tinworks and strip fields; and above all, the intricately worked counterpane of hedgebanks and winding lanes. Between AD 500 and 1700, a series of revolutions transformed the structure of the South West Peninsula's rural landscape. The book tells the story of these changes, and also explores how people experienced the landscape in which they lived: how they came to imbue places with symbolic and cultural meaning. Contributors include: Ralph Fyfe on the pollen evidence of landscape change; Sam Turner on the Christian landscape; Peter Herring on both strip fields and Brown Willy, Bodmin Moor; O. H. Creighton and J. P. Freeman on castles; Phil Newman on tin working; and Lucy Franklin on folklore and imagined landscapes.

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9781905119073

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another superb book from Windgather Press - a thoroughly enjoyable read, well structured, containing a wealth of information and sources, and with illustrations and photographs of very good quality.' -- The Local Historian The Local Historian For Windgathers Landscapes of Britain series, Medieval Devon and Cornwall breaks new ground.' -- Landscape History Landscape History The diverse themes combine to produce a coherent view of the development of the landscape in the far south west... The whole is set out in a fashion to make the papers and results accessible and useful to a wide range of readers.' -- Medieval Settlement Research Group Medieval Settlement Research Group

another superb book from Windgather Press - a thoroughly enjoyable read, well structured, containing a wealth of information and sources, and with illustrations and photographs of very good quality.' -- Graham Winton The Local Historian 2008 For Windgathers Landscapes of Britain series, Medieval Devon and Cornwall breaks new ground.' -- Bob Silvester Landscape History Vol. 29, 2007 The diverse themes combine to produce a coherent view of the development of the landscape in the far south west... The whole is set out in a fashion to make the papers and results accessible and useful to a wide range of readers.' -- Stephanie Knight & Cain Hegarty Medieval Settlement Research Group Report 22, 2007

another superb book from Windgather Press - a thoroughly enjoyable read, well structured, containing a wealth of information and sources, and with illustrations and photographs of very good quality.' -- Graham Winton The Local Historian 2008 For Windgathers Landscapes of Britain series, Medieval Devon and Cornwall breaks new ground.' -- Bob Silvester Landscape History Vol. 29 2007 The diverse themes combine to produce a coherent view of the development of the landscape in the far south west... The whole is set out in a fashion to make the papers and results accessible and useful to a wide range of readers.' -- Stephanie Knight & Cain Hegarty Medieval Settlement Research Group Annual Report 22 2007

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Sam Turner is Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at Newcastle University. He is currently Editor for the Medieval Settlement Research Group. His research interests include the long-term history of landscapes since the Roman period and medieval archaeology, in particular early medieval religion. His current and recent projects include work at and around Bede’s monastery of Wearmouth-Jarrow, research on early medieval churches and landscapes in Ireland, and studies of medieval and later landscapes in Greece and Turkey.

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