Mapping Landscapes of the Improvement Period: Surveys of North Lochtayside, 1769 and 2000

Boyle, Steve

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“…The importance of maps for registration of the property is the theme of essays by David Fletcher and Laura Federzoni (Fletscher 1998; Federzoni 2013); however, the meaning of the landscape and its development remains overshadowed in these works. The potential comparison of this type of map with other materials has been noted by Steve Boyle, who compared a map of a Scottish estate from 1769 with local archaeological research data (Boyle 2009). These individual maps, however, are important not only for this knowledge.…”

Section: The Number Of Archive Resources With a Larger Amount Of Extamentioning

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Maps of estates in Bohemia as an example of an undervalued historical geographic source – research survey and examples of utilization

Tůmová

2018

Auc Geographica

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As an interdisciplinary discipline, historical geography uses a diverse aggregate of historical sources, from traditional written through tangible up to pictorial, i.e., iconographic. From the pictorial sources, we can separate an individual group of cartographic materials-old maps and plans, which are one of the most important sources of information in current historical geographic research. The paper briefly summarizes the development of historical geography and then addresses the presentation of the source materials in historical geography. It draws attention to classification of the sources concerning their form and purpose and then focusses on historiographic sources of comparative and individual character. In addition to traditional comparative cartographic works (the Müller map, the military surveys and the stable cadaster), the paper emphasizes the individual maps of smaller territorial units-maps of estates-as sources that originated until the mid-19th century and as still relatively insufficiently utilized material. Through their analysis and interpretation, it is possible to obtain relatively detailed knowledge on the historical landscape of the pre-industrial period, thus filling blank spots in the research on past landscapes. The paper documents the testimonial value of these maps with an example of two aristocratic estates, those of Jilemnice and Nové Hrady, and a comparison of several specific features (depiction of the settlement, land cover, and map legends).

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Maps of estates in Bohemia as an example of an undervalued historical geographic source – research survey and examples of utilization

Tůmová

2018

Auc Geographica

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“…The impact changes in land-use had on the archaeological record in Scotland are frequently cited (e.g. Dixon and Gannon, 2008;Boyle, 2009), but quantifying or mapping that impact has only recently been undertaken on a wider scale or in a systematic manner (see above; Dixon, 2007). It is well-established that drainage can result in the near total loss of archaeological sites and materials (Chapman and Cheetham, 2002).…”

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“…In order to quantify loch drainage, this study used historic mapping as its primary source of information. Cartography was an essential part of the agricultural changes that began in the 18 th century, as large estates sought to maximize economic productivity of their land and tenants (for discussion see Adams, 1968;Boyle, 2009). In addition to estate mapping, there was also an increase in mapping at regional and national scales.…”

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The lost lochs of Scotland: tracking land-use change and its effects on the archaeological record

Stratigos

2016

Journal of Wetland Archaeology

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This paper examines how loch drainage in 18 th and 19 th century Scotland has shaped the archaeological record, with particular reference to lake dwellings known as 'crannogs'. The analysis uses the Roy Military Survey of Scotland (1747-55) as a base-line for charting changes to lacustrine environment through time. The work is unique for its scale which examines all of mainland Scotland, and the results have revealed unrecognised patterns in the timing and intensity of land-use changes that have impacted lacustrine environments. These patterns are linked to the development of archaeological investigation in Scotland demonstrating that the current distribution of crannogs across the country is an artefact of loch drainage and antiquarian investigation and not representative of the past distribution of these critical sites. This paper presents one way in which we can begin to account for these historic changes to land-use and their impact to our understanding of the archaeological record.

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“…21 http://www.benlawers.org.uk/ Although an excellent achievement in getting to grips with shielings and peripheral settlements on the outfield areas, less attention was devoted to the settlement foci and it still remains an unfulfilled aspiration to excavate a highland rural settlement focus in extenso. Recent survey work by RCAHMS as part of the Project has updated and refined this analysis, and shown that there is a degree of continuity in settlement from the mid-18 th century through the Improvement Period to the later-19 th century in the settlement foci (Boyle 2003(Boyle , 2009. Research into medieval settlement in the Northern and Western Isles has increasingly focused on Scandinavian settlement.…”

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Medieval Scotland: A Future for its Past

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2012

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The main recommendations of the panel report can be summarised under five key headings. Underpinning all five areas is the recognition that human narratives remain crucial for ensuring the widest access to our shared past. There is no wish to see political and economic narratives abandoned but the need is recognised for there to be an expansion to more social narratives to fully explore the potential of the diverse evidence base. The questions that can be asked are here framed in a national context but they need to be supported and improved a) by the development of regional research frameworks, and b) by an enhanced study of Scotland’s international context through time. 1. From North Britain to the Idea of Scotland: Understanding why, where and how ‘Scotland’ emerges provides a focal point of research. Investigating state formation requires work from Medieval Scotland: a future for its past ii a variety of sources, exploring the relationships between centres of consumption - royal, ecclesiastical and urban - and their hinterlands. Working from site-specific work to regional analysis, researchers can explore how what would become ‘Scotland’ came to be, and whence sprang its inspiration. 2. Lifestyles and Living Spaces: Holistic approaches to exploring medieval settlement should be promoted, combining landscape studies with artefactual, environmental, and documentary work. Understanding the role of individual sites within wider local, regional and national settlement systems should be promoted, and chronological frameworks developed to chart the changing nature of Medieval settlement. 3. Mentalities: The holistic understanding of medieval belief (particularly, but not exclusively, in its early medieval or early historic phase) needs to broaden its contextual understanding with reference to prehistoric or inherited belief systems and frames of reference. Collaborative approaches should draw on international parallels and analogues in pursuit of defining and contrasting local or regional belief systems through integrated studies of portable material culture, monumentality and landscape. 4. Empowerment: Revisiting museum collections and renewing the study of newly retrieved artefacts is vital to a broader understanding of the dynamics of writing within society. Text needs to be seen less as a metaphor and more as a technological and social innovation in material culture which will help the understanding of it as an experienced, imaginatively rich reality of life. In archaeological terms, the study of the relatively neglected cultural areas of sensory perception, memory, learning and play needs to be promoted to enrich the understanding of past social behaviours. 5. Parameters: Multi-disciplinary, collaborative, and cross-sector approaches should be encouraged in order to release the research potential of all sectors of archaeology. Creative solutions should be sought to the challenges of transmitting the importance of archaeological work and conserving the resource for current and future research.

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Mapping Landscapes of the Improvement Period: Surveys of North Lochtayside, 1769 and 2000

Cited by 4 publications

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Maps of estates in Bohemia as an example of an undervalued historical geographic source – research survey and examples of utilization

Maps of estates in Bohemia as an example of an undervalued historical geographic source – research survey and examples of utilization

The lost lochs of Scotland: tracking land-use change and its effects on the archaeological record

Medieval Scotland: A Future for its Past

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