Historic Dunbar: Archaeology and Development
Strategically positioned on the coastal strip between Berwick and Edinburgh, Dunbar has had a colourful history, with a sequence of fortification and settlement from the Iron Age onwards. Deriving its name from the British 'dyn-baer', meaning 'summit fort', the military value of Dunbar Castle meant that the town was hard hit by successive wars and feuds and its eventful history included a period as a French army garrison in the 16th century. Dunbar's importance as a market town, however, is reflected in its elevation to the status of a royal burgh in 1445. Its port and fishing fleet brought additional prosperity in succeeding centuries. Dunba…
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Weitere Autoren: Stronach, Simon / Coleman, Russel
- ISBN: 978-1-902771-52-6
- EAN: 9781902771526
- Produktnummer: 1700160
- Verlag: Council For British Archaelogy
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 124 S.
- Masse: H24.4 cm x B18.8 cm x D1.0 cm 408 g
- Gewicht: 408
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