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 CI and timbers, excavations by Brian Hope-Taylor 1953-196 ...

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 CI and timbers, 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 760245

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Building with surviving wall timbers as charcoal, Yeavering, Northumberland This image shows the carbonised remains of a timber building, which had apparently burnt to the ground. Whether the fire was accidental or the result of enemy action is not known. The danger of fire poses a constant threat to timber buildings but, for the archaeologist, burnt buildings offer the opportunity to discover artefacts that would have been removed had they been abandoned in an orderly manner. 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

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/760245

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap