344 Pages
by
Routledge
344 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book looks at the evolution of rural settlement in Scotland from the Mesolithic period through to the improving movement of the 18th and 19th centuries. The main emphasis is on changes in society and technology, but the book also considers how the development of the physical landscape laid the foundation for such changes. The author strikes a balance between general perspectives... Read more
Contents: Introduction; The Physical Environment; Scotland prior to the Iron Age; Iron Age forts and brochs; The Dark Ages - Picts, Scots and Vikings; Medieval Scotland; The Improving Movement; Conclusion; Bibliography.
Biography
David Turnock
'Imaginative use of new findings and hypothetical modeling in archaeology and history makes this an exercise in forensic fieldwork and documentary analysis to advance a particular thesis...Turnock has made a major contribution to the clarification of ’the enigma of Scotland’s settlement history.' Choice
