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OverviewThe landscape of the north-east of Scotland ranges from wild mountains to undulating farmlands; from cosy, quaint fishing coves to long, sandy bays. This landscape witnessed the death of MacBeth, the final stand of the Comyns earls of Buchan against Robert the Bruce and the last victory, in Britain, of a catholic army at Glenlivet. But behind these momentous battles lie the quieter histories of ordinary folk farming the land - and supping their local malts. Colin Shepherd paints a picture of rural life within the landscapes of the north-east between the 13th and 18th centuries by using documentary, cartographic and archaeological evidence. He shows how the landscape was ordered by topographic and environmental constraints that resulted in great variation across the region and considers the evidence for the way late medieval lifestyles developed and blended sustainably within their environments to create a patchwork of cultural and agricultural diversity. However, these socio-economic developments subsequently led to a breakdown of this structure, resulting in what Adam Smith, in the 18th century, described as 'oppression'. The 12th-century Renaissance, the Protestant Reformation and the Industrial Revolution are used here to define a framework for considering the cultural changes that affected this region of Scotland. These include the dispossession of rights to land ownership that continue to haunt policy makers in the Scottish government today. Whilst the story also shows how a regional cultural divergence, recognised here, can undermine 'big theories' of socio-political change when viewed across the wider stage of Europe and the Americas. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Colin ShepherdPublisher: Oxbow Books Imprint: Oxbow Books ISBN: 9781914427046ISBN 10: 1914427041 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 10 August 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword and Acknowledgements Introduction A Brief Background to the Literature Sources and Evidence Part One: The Landscape of the North-east Chapter One: The Background to Rural Life 1.1. The Geological and Topographical setting 1.2. The Medieval background Chapter Two: Land-use in an Agricultural World Introduction 2.1. Field Development 2.2. Water Management 2.3. Agricultural Husbandry 2.4 Agricultural Technology 2.5. 'Outland' Resources Chapter Three: The Economic Structure of the Landscape 3.1. Tenancies, Land-holdings and Service Dues 3.2. Rural Secular Buildings and Contents 3.3. Settlement Types 3.4. Rural Crafts and Industries 3.5. Routeways and Carriage Chapter Four: The Landscape in its Social Setting 4.1. Assembly Sites and the Political Division of the Land 4.2. Ritual Landscape, Religion and Welfare 4.3. Markets and Fairs Part Two: Ideological and Social Change in the North-east Introduction 5.1. 12th-century Renaissance to Reformation 5.2. The Long Century of Reformation: c.1530 - c.1650 5.3. From Reformation to Revolution 5.4. Discussion Appendix: Landscape Change in the Parish of Kearn within the Lordship of Forbes. A Case Study. Sources BibliographyReviewsThere is no doubt that the North East has particular advantages which have helped Shepherd bring together this comprehensive work - relatively rich documentary evidence in Scottish terms, a clear place-name chronology from Pictish to Gaelic to Scots, as well as recent campaigns of excavation by Shepherd himself and by the University of Aberdeen. Despite this, his methodology is one which, I believe, provides a valuable template for how we should approach the landscape archaeology of the late-medieval period across Scotland, and beyond. * Medieval Archaeology * Author InformationColin Shepherd is an honorary research fellow at the University of Aberdeen and Associate of the Chartered Institute for Archaeology. For the last ten years he has been heavily involved with the Bennachie Landscapes Project, jointly developed by the Bailies of Bennachie and the University of Aberdeen. Background comparative research and archaeological excavations for that project have contributed greatly to this volume. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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