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

Description Ex-Scotland, Yeavering, Anglo-Saxon settlement - timber halls (Bede's Ad Gefrin) and Iron Age Hill fort (NGR 926 305) Copy of section of jamb-pit of wall, 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 760304

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Section drawing of the Great Hall's wall, Yeavering, Northumberland This elegant drawing of a section across the wall-lines of one of the halls demonstrates Hope-Taylor's skill as an archaeological illustrator. Brian Hope-Taylor pioneered techniques for the excavation of timber buildings. The careful dissection of the traces of the timber halls 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/40/13

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