Safe Sanctuaries

by Brooke, Christopher J.

• ISBN13: 9780859765350
• ISBN10: 0859765350
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-07-01
• Publisher: DUFOUR EDITIONS

Summary

This book examines the archaeology and history of the fortified churches which form a remarkable and unique feature of the Anglo-Scottish border. It is the first ever detailed study of the adaptation of church buildings in this region as defensible refuges in the period of war and unrest between the late thirteenth and late seventeenth centuries.
Dr. Brooke presents the material in topographical format, thus enabling the reader to take a comprehensive view of these churches. The book also includes site-plans and numerous illustrations.

Author Biography

Dr. Christopher J. Brooke is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, a Special Lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Nottingham, and head of Heritage at Leicestershire County Council.

Table of Contents

Note on Access to Buildings and Sites
Preface and Acknowledgements
List of Figures
List of Maps
Introduction	p. 1
The Scottish East March	p. 15
South Berwickshire	p. 16
Lauderdale	p. 26
Greenlaw and the Merse	p. 28
Lammermuir and the North	p. 45
The English East March	p. 55
Berwick-Upon-Tweed	p. 56
The Northern Edge	p. 58
The Coastal Periphery	p. 71
The English Middle March	p. 91
Alnwick and the North	p. 92
North Tynedale and the Great Parish of Simonburn	p. 125
The Central Region	p. 130
Morpeth and the Coast	p. 147
The South Tyne Valley	p. 175
Beyond the Tyne	p. 194
The Scottish Middle March	p. 199
The Cheviot Frontier	p. 202
Kelso and the Burgh of Roxburgh	p. 215
The Valley of the Tweed	p. 222
Upper Teviotdale and Liddesdale	p. 229
Selkirk and the Ettrick Forest	p. 238
Peeblesshire	p. 241
The English West March	p. 259
Close to the Border	p. 261
The City of Carlisle	p. 272
The Solway Fringe	p. 279
The Valleys of the Ellen and Derwent	p. 295
Allerdale	p. 304
Penrith and the South-East	p. 308
The Scottish West March	p. 323
Annan, Eskdale and the Border	p. 324
Lochmaben and Upper Annandale	p. 339
Dumfries and Nithsdale	p. 339
The Stewartry	p. 348
Conclusion	p. 359
A principal list of churches and other ecclesiastical establishments on the Anglo-Scottish Border, which have primary evidence for, or strong indications of, defensible adaptation or use, including military use	p. 365
Dramatis Personae	p. 368
App. 3: Glossary of Terms	p. 372
Bibliography	p. 379
Index	p. 395
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