Later Prehistoric enclosed settlement evidence of southern Scotland : study of the sites from Peeblesshire, Berwickshire and E Dumfriesshire
The aim of this thesis is to make an examination of the later prehistoric enclosed sites and look at their landscape settings. Lists of enclosed sites are based on my own critical assessment of the data gathered in the RCAHMS Inventories which is supported by visits to the sites and observation of aerial photographs. The core text of this thesis presents the possibility of detecting new information from the somewhat different observation of the enclosed sites as used before. RCAHMS âneatâ categories of hill-forts, enclosures <i>etc</i>. are ignored in this study. Instead, all the enclosed sites are observed as one single category. As a result, some new possible categorisation occurs. Consequently, this brings an opportunity for further discussions (<i>e.g.</i> entrance orientations), a possibility of applying newly discovered categories to wider areas and, subsequently, a series of new questions. Interpretation of results enables a discussion on identifying possible settlement patterns, wide area as well as locally. Several different forms of possible organisation of landscape occur. This is particularly well seen in a cluster of sites with multiple ramparts.Â Â  The most striking finding is the detection
Kokeza, Nives
Later Prehistoric enclosed settlement evidence of southern Scotland : study of the sites from Peeblesshire, Berwickshire and E Dumfriesshire. The aim of this thesis is to make an examination of the later prehistoric enclosed sites and look at their landscape settings. Lists of enclosed sites are based on my own critical assessment of the data gathered in the RCAHMS Inventories which is supported by visits to the sites and observation of aerial photographs. The core text of this thesis presents the possibility of detecting new information from the somewhat different observation of the enclosed sites as used before. RCAHMS âneatâ categories of hill-forts, enclosures <i>etc</i>. are ignored in this study. Instead, all the enclosed sites are observed as one single category. As a result, some new possible categorisation occurs. Consequently, this brings an opportunity for further discussions (<i>e.g.</i> entrance orientations), a possibility of applying newly discovered categories to wider areas and, subsequently, a series of new questions. Interpretation of results enables a discussion on identifying possible settlement patterns, wide area as well as locally. Several different forms of possible organisation of landscape occur. This is particularly well seen in a cluster of sites with multiple ramparts.Â Â  The most striking finding is the detection
later_prehistoric enclose settlement evidence southern_scotland study site aim_make examination later_prehistoric enclose site look landscape_setting lists enclose site base critical_assessment data_gather support visit site observation aerial_photograph core text present possibility detect new_information somewhat different observation enclose site use before category hill enclosures etc ignore study instead enclose site observe single category new possible categorisation occurs consequently bring opportunity discussion entrance orientation possibility apply newly discover category wider area subsequently series new question interpretation enable discussion identify_possible settlement_pattern wide area well locally several_different form possible organisation landscape occur particularly well see cluster sit multiple strike find detection