Castles and Landscapes - Power, Community and Fortification in Medieval England - O.H. Creighton
Castles and Their Contexts
Castles and Landscapes - Power, Community and Fortification in Medieval England - O.H. Creighton
O.H. Creighton [+]
University of Exeter
O.H. Creighton is Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Exeter. He is the author (with R.A. Higham) of Medieval Castles (Shire, 2003)
Description
This chapter highlights some of the problems and possibilities for research into the landscape contexts of castles, and stresses the importance of a multifaceted and integrated approach. It also determines the contribution of combined fieldwork, excavation and documentary research to the understanding of two different medieval castles in contrasting landscape settings.