Ex-Scotland, Yeavering, Anglo-Saxon settlement - timber halls (Bede's Ad Gefrin) and Iron Age Hill fort (NGR 926 305) Copy of view of building A2 showing impression of wall timbers section of south wa ...

Description Ex-Scotland, Yeavering, Anglo-Saxon settlement - timber halls (Bede's Ad Gefrin) and Iron Age Hill fort (NGR 926 305) Copy of view of building A2 showing impression of wall timbers section of south wall trench, excavations by Brian Hope-Taylor 1953-1962 Digital image only

Date c. 1953 to 1962

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

Catalogue Number SC 760226

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Foundation trench of royal hall, Yeavering, Northumberland This is the foundation trench of a massive timber hall. The dark rectangular stains in the soil on either side of the scale (1 foot) indicate the bottoms of the vertical timbers that formed the walls of the building. 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/40/2

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/760226

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap