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 C3, excavations by Brian Hope-Taylor 1953-1962 Digital im ...

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 C3, 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 760252

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Timber building during excavation, Yeavering, Northumberland This view shows one of the many timber halls at Yeavering during excavation. The entire plan of the building has been revealed within a single trench, making it possible to see the outline of the whole building at a glance. Until the 1960s most excavations comprised a grid of small trenches. Brian Hope-Taylor was one of the pioneers of a new technique of open area excavation, which did away with the need for the baulks of the grid. This technique was used to great effect at Yeavering and was in large part responsible for the success of the excavation. 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/760252

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap