Ex-Scotland, Yeavering, Anglo-Saxon settlement - timber halls (Bede's Ad Gefrin) and Iron Age Hill fort (NGR 926 305) Copy of view of model of building A4, excavations by Brian Hope-Taylor 1953-1962 D ...
SC 760274
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 model of building A4, 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 760274
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Model of King Edwin's royal hall, Yeavering, Northumberland This is a model made by Hope-Taylor to demonstrate what King Edwin's royal hall may have look like. The Yeavering halls have given their name to a particular style of building. These were constructed with heavy, post- or plank-built load-bearing walls, which were set in a continuous foundation trench with supporting posts. Brian Hope-Taylor was also a very talented artist and model-maker. He constructed this model using the skills that he learnt in the RAF. This model was based upon the archaeological evidence discovered at Yeavering. 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
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