Mining in a Medieval Landscape

Dr. Peter Claughton, Prof. Steve Rippon, Dr. Christopher Smart

ISBN 10: 0859898288 / ISBN 13: 9780859898287

Published by University of Exeter, GB, 2009

This book explores an industry that was of profound importance both in terms of the local economy and the history of mining nationally, but is long forgotten: the late medieval royal silver mines at Bere Ferrers in the Tamar Valley.The Bere Ferrers silver mines employed up to 400 men, mining on a scale and at depths not previously possible, and changed forever the way that mining was carried out in medieval Britain. Seller Inventory # LU-9780859898287

Synopsis:

'Mining in a Medieval Landscape' explores the history and archaeology of the late medieval royal silver mines at Bere Ferrers in the Tamar Valley in Devon. It compares their impact on the landscape with less intensive, traditional mining industries. The analysis of maps and documents together with archaeological field-survey work allows the mining landscape to be reconstructed in remarkable detail, including what is probably the first purpose-built mining town in Britain.

About the Author: Stephen Rippon is Professor of Landscape Archaeology at the University of Exeter. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and a Member of the Institute of Field Archaeologists. He makes regular television appearances. Peter Claughton has worked as an economic historian since gaining his doctorate, becoming an expert in his field. He is Conservation Officer of the National Association of Mining History Organizations and an active member of the international industrial heritage committee TICCIH. Chris Smart was responsible for field survey and historic landscape analysis on the Bere Ferrers project. He discovered, and subsequently directed excavations of, the Roman fort at Calstock. He is now a Project Archaeologist with Exeter Archaeology.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Mining in a Medieval Landscape
Publisher: University of Exeter, GB
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Paperback
Condition: New
Edition: 2nd ed.