Ex-Scotland, Yeavering, Anglo-Saxon settlement - timber halls (Bede's Ad Gefrin) and Iron Age Hill fort (NGR 926 305) Copy of plan and section of CI, excavations by Brian Hope-Taylor 1953-1962 Digital ...

Description Ex-Scotland, Yeavering, Anglo-Saxon settlement - timber halls (Bede's Ad Gefrin) and Iron Age Hill fort (NGR 926 305) Copy of plan and section of CI, 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 760289

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Plan and section of building, Yeavering, Northumberland This plan and section of one of the smaller, domestic-scale, buildings contrasts with the ground plans of the grander halls of the palace complex. The building was burnt to the ground, and many of its structural timbers were carbonised. Amongst the debris on the floor of the hut there was a loom-weight, indicating that weaving was one of the functions undertaken in the building. This type of hut is known as a 'Grubenhaus' or 'sunken-floored building', and is a class of building commonly found on Anglo-Saxon settlement sites. They served as houses, stores and workshops. 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/40/13

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/760289

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