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 E showing wall slot, excavations by Brian Hope-Taylor 195 ...

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 E showing wall slot, 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 760271

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Section of wall slot, Yeavering, Northumberland This is a view of a section of a wall from the amphitheatre. This shows the different layers of the original packing soil on either side of the wall-slot, which is stone filled from the collapse of earth when the original timber was removed. This slot can be seen clearly in the centre of the wall section. Brian Hope-Taylor pioneered techniques for the excavation of timber buildings. The careful dissection of the traces of the timber structures at Yeavering 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/760271

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap