Mining in a Medieval Landscape

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

ISBN 10: 085989827X / ISBN 13: 9780859898270

Published by University of Exeter, GB, 2009

About this Item

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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mining in a Medieval Landscape
• Publisher: University of Exeter, GB
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 085989827X
• ISBN 13: 9780859898270
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Mining in a Medieval Landscape explores the history and archaeology of the late medieval royal silver mines at Bere Ferrers in Devon’s Tamar Valley and examines their significance for mining history as a whole. Comparing their impact on the landscape with that of less intensive, traditional mining industries, this authoritative volume analyzes maps and documents together in light of recent archaeological field surveys, allowing the mining landscape to be reconstructed in remarkable detail.

About the Author

Stephen Rippon is professor of landscape archaeology at the University of Exeter. Peter Claughton is conservation officer of the National Association of Mining History Organizations. Christopher Smart is a project archaeologist with Exeter Archaeology.