The Ancient Monuments of Shetland
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1993
Mercat Press (Verlag)
978-0-11-494200-7 (ISBN)
Mercat Press (Verlag)
978-0-11-494200-7 (ISBN)
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Written by two of Historic Scotland's Principal Inspectors of Ancient Monuments, this guide tells the story of Shetland's history through its surviving monuments. The book tells of the islands' first settlement by neolithic farmers and the surviving neolithic landscape.
Written by two of Historic Scotland's Principal Inspectors of Ancient Monuments, this guide tells the story of Shetland's history through its surviving monuments. The book tells of the islands' first settlement by neolithic farmers and the surviving neolithic landscape and buildings at Stanydale, the Iron Age houses and brochs at Jarlshof, the castles of Scottish incomers at Muness and Scalloway and the artillery defenses of Fort Charlotte, built to protect the anchorage of Bressay sound in the 1780s. The historical narrative is interspersed with guided tours of the monuments themselves.
Written by two of Historic Scotland's Principal Inspectors of Ancient Monuments, this guide tells the story of Shetland's history through its surviving monuments. The book tells of the islands' first settlement by neolithic farmers and the surviving neolithic landscape and buildings at Stanydale, the Iron Age houses and brochs at Jarlshof, the castles of Scottish incomers at Muness and Scalloway and the artillery defenses of Fort Charlotte, built to protect the anchorage of Bressay sound in the 1780s. The historical narrative is interspersed with guided tours of the monuments themselves.
The Islands; first settlers; Stanydale - a prehistoric landscape; Bronze Age Shetland - a long decline; Iron Age Shetland; Clickimin - a long-lived settlement; Ness of Burgi - a desperate resort; the perfect example - the Broch of Mousa; the end of conflict; Pictish Shetland; the Norse settlement; the Scottish Earldom, 1469-1615; Muness Castle; tour of Muness Castle; the building of Scalloway Castle c1600; tour of Scalloway Castle; the rise of Lerwick; tour of Fort Charlotte; recent monuments.
| Zusatzinfo | colour illustrations |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 210 x 200 mm |
| Themenwelt | Reiseführer ► Europa ► Großbritannien |
| Reiseführer ► Europa ► Schottland | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-11-494200-5 / 0114942005 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-11-494200-7 / 9780114942007 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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