Ex-Scotland, Yeavering, Anglo-Saxon settlement - timber halls (Bede's Ad Gefrin) and Iron Age Hill fort (NGR NT 926 305) Copy of view of area A, excavations by Brian Hope-Taylor 1953-1961 Digital im ...

Description Ex-Scotland, Yeavering, Anglo-Saxon settlement - timber halls (Bede's Ad Gefrin) and Iron Age Hill fort (NGR NT 926 305) Copy of view of area A, excavations by Brian Hope-Taylor 1953-1961 Digital image only

Date 1953 to 1962

Collection Papers of Brian Hope-Taylor, archaeologist, Cambridge, England

Catalogue Number SC 758720

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Soil marks of timber halls, Yeavering, Northumberland Once the turf had been stripped from the site, this palimpsest of dark marks was revealed. The marks indicate the positions of the walls of a series of successive timber halls. Brian Hope-Taylor pioneered techniques for the excavation of timber buildings. The careful dissection of the traces of the timber halls consolidated his reputation as an exceptional excavator, and the subsequent publication was hailed 'as a landmark in British archaeology'. Yeavering was the site of an Anglo-Saxon royal palace associated with the kings of Northumbria. Excavations undertaken by Brian Hope-Taylor between 1953 and 1962 revealed the ground plans of an extraordinary array of timber buildings, which had lain undisturbed since the site was abandoned. The palace entered the historical record in the 7th century when it was mentioned by Bede, who referred to it as 'Ad Gefrin'. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference HT/40/1

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