Even in a rural community of mainly farmers, there are often reasons to wish to build or create a structure that is for, at least in part, for defensive purposes. Thus, some barns in Yorkshire and other places can be seen to have “arrow slits”, and later, square “gun ports”. This article provides a brief overview of what these structures are, why they were built and how they were used.
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May 20
Guide: Fortified Barns in Yorkshire – A historical overview
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Mar 27
Were Thornborough Henges built by giants?
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I’ve started to realise there are an awful lot of myths involving giants in Yorkshire, and in the rest of Britain, regarding monument having been built by giants
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Jan 23
Guide – Landscape Features
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Guide – Archaeological Terms Glossary of Archaeological Terms Acheulian Later stages of Lower Palaeolithic culture defined by their particularly fine hand axes. Aeolian Deposited Read more Guide – Man’s impact on the landscape Man’s impact on the landscape For thousands of years men and women have fashioned the landscape according to their needs. Read more …
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