Monuments in the Landscape

Monuments in the landscape come in many forms, ranging from the marble-built remains of Classical Greece to the megalithic tombs of the Welsh Uplands. While many of these remains are visually striking and have often been studied as entities in their own right, the relatively recent development of landscape archaeology has made a significant contribution to how these monuments are studied, particularly emphasising their place and history in the surrounding landscape.

In this book Paul Rainbird has compiled a series of studies by noted scholars taking a fresh approach to monuments of diverse eras. The Prehistoric period is covered in surveys of southern England, and Yorkshire as well as Wales and Portugal. Romano-British remains are considered from Salisbury Plain, County Durham and East Anglia, while accounts of the medieval period range from forts in Wales to upland France. Finally, the post-medieval and modern periods take us from the Scottish Highlands and Islands to the Peak District National Park and Sicily. What connects all of these reports is an appreciation of the archaeological signatures in the landscape as monuments to human endeavour.