Brough of Birsay, Orkney is in Birsay, Orkney [Map].
Carbon Date. 695. Early Medieval
Report: Charcoal, id as Salix / Populus, from phase 2B at Brough of Birsay [Map], Room 5, Orkney, Scotland.
ID: 408, C14 ID: GU-1229 Date BP: 1305 +/- 55, Start Date BP: 1250, End BP: 1360
OS Letter: HY, OS East: 239, OS North: 285
Archaeologist Name: C D Morris
Reference Name: Renfrew C (ed), 'The prehistory of Orkney', 1985, 274
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Carbon Date. 1005. Late Medieval
Report: Charcoal, id as Salix / Populus, from phase 3A at Brough of Birsay [Map], Room 5, Orkney, Scotland.
ID: 409, C14 ID: GU-1193 Date BP: 995 +/- 60, Start Date BP: 935, End BP: 1055
OS Letter: HY, OS East: 239, OS North: 285
Archaeologist Name: C D Morris
Reference Name: Renfrew C (ed), 'The Prehistory of Orkney', 1985, 274
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Carbon Date. 800. Early Medieval
Report: Carbonised material from features below north wall of structure N, Area I at Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland.
ID: 415, C14 ID: GU-1194 Date BP: 1200 +/- 55, Start Date BP: 1145, End BP: 1255
OS Letter: HY, OS East: 239, OS North: 285
Archaeologist Name: C D Morris
Reference Name: Univ Durham/Univ Newcastle upon Tyne Archaeol Rep for 1980 (1981), 35
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Carbon Date. 865. Early Medieval
Report: Carbonised material, id as bulked sample, from features below north wall of structure N, Area I at Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland. Comment (subm): [Ed: appears to be duplicate of GU-1195?].
ID: 417, C14 ID: GU-1192 Date BP: 1135 +/- 55, Start Date BP: 1080, End BP: 1190
OS Letter: HY, OS East: 238, OS North: 285
Archaeologist Name: C D Morris
Reference Name: Univ Durham/ Univ Newcastle upon Tyne Archaeol Rep for 1980 (1981), 35
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 865. Early Medieval
Report: Carbonised material, id as bulked sample, from features below north wall of structure N, Area I at Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland. Comment (subm): [Ed: appears to be duplicate of GU-1192?].
ID: 416, C14 ID: GU-1195 Date BP: 1135 +/- 55, Start Date BP: 1080, End BP: 1190
OS Letter: HY, OS East: 238, OS North: 285
Archaeologist Name: C D Morris
Reference Name: Univ Durham/ Univ Newcastle upon Tyne Archaeol Rep for 1980 (1981), 35
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Carbon Date. 965. Early Medieval
Report: Carbonised grain, id as Hordeum vulgare, Avena fatua, from rubble and debris at end of use of figure-of-eight building of pre-Norse type; Phase A Room B at Birsay Area 3
ID: 419, C14 ID: GU-1230 Date BP: 1035 +/- 60, Start Date BP: 975, End BP: 1095
OS Letter: HY, OS East: 244, OS North: 281
Archaeologist Name: Orkney
Reference Name: Scotland. Comment (subm): [Ed: date given as 1060 60 in second ref. below].""
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Carbon Date. 720. Early Medieval
Report: Charcoal, id as Salix, from F 0253, Phase 1, Site IX at Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland. Coll J R Hunter.
ID: 3530, C14 ID: GU-1599 Date BP: 1280 +/- 60, Start Date BP: 1220, End BP: 1340
OS Letter: HY, OS East: 239, OS North: 285
Archaeologist Name: J R Hunter
Reference Name: Hunter, J R, 'Excavations on the Brough of Birsay 1974-82', Soc Antiq Scotl Monogr, 4, 1986, 176-8
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 750. Early Medieval
Report: Charcoal, id as Salix, from F 0258, Phase 1, Site IX at Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland. Coll J R Hunter.
ID: 3531, C14 ID: GU-1598 Date BP: 1250 +/- 90, Start Date BP: 1160, End BP: 1340
OS Letter: HY, OS East: 239, OS North: 285
Archaeologist Name: J R Hunter
Reference Name: Hunter, J R, 'Excavations on the Brough of Birsay 1974-82', Soc Antiq Scotl Monogr, 4, 1986, 176-8
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 805. Early Medieval
Report: Charcoal, id as Salix, from F 0283, Phase 1, Site IX at Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland. Coll J R Hunter.
ID: 3532, C14 ID: GU-1597 Date BP: 1195 +/- 60, Start Date BP: 1135, End BP: 1255
OS Letter: HY, OS East: 239, OS North: 285
Archaeologist Name: J R Hunter
Reference Name: Hunter, J R, 'Excavations on the Brough of Birsay 1974-82', Soc Antiq Scotl Monogr, 4, 1986, 176-8
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 925. Early Medieval
Report: Charcoal, id as Picea?, from F 0308, Phase 2.2, Site IX at Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland. Coll J R Hunter.
ID: 3533, C14 ID: GU-1570 Date BP: 1075 +/- 60, Start Date BP: 1015, End BP: 1135
OS Letter: HY, OS East: 239, OS North: 285
Archaeologist Name: J R Hunter
Reference Name: Hunter, J R, 'Excavations on the Brough of Birsay 1974-82', Soc Antiq Scotl Monogr, 4, 1986, 176-8
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Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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Carbon Date. 950. Early Medieval
Report: Charcoal, id as Picea?, from F 0301, Phase 2.2, Site IX at Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland. Coll J R Hunter.
ID: 3534, C14 ID: GU-1572 Date BP: 1050 +/- 60, Start Date BP: 990, End BP: 1110
OS Letter: HY, OS East: 239, OS North: 285
Archaeologist Name: J R Hunter
Reference Name: Hunter, J R, 'Excavations on the Brough of Birsay 1974-82', Soc Antiq Scotl Monogr, 4, 1986, 176-8
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 955. Early Medieval
Report: Charcoal, id as Salix, from F 0270, Phase 2.1, Site IX at Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland. Coll J R Hunter.
ID: 3535, C14 ID: GU-1571 Date BP: 1045 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 965, End BP: 1125
OS Letter: HY, OS East: 239, OS North: 285
Archaeologist Name: J R Hunter
Reference Name: Hunter, J R, 'Excavations on the Brough of Birsay 1974-82', Soc Antiq Scotl Monogr, 4, 1986, 176-8
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Carbon Date. 1005. Late Medieval
Report: Charcoal, id as Picea?, from F 0308, Phase 2.2, Site IX at Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland. Coll J R Hunter.
ID: 3536, C14 ID: GU-1573 Date BP: 995 +/- 60, Start Date BP: 935, End BP: 1055
OS Letter: HY, OS East: 239, OS North: 285
Archaeologist Name: J R Hunter
Reference Name: Hunter, J R, 'Excavations on the Brough of Birsay 1974-82', Soc Antiq Scotl Monogr, 4, 1986, 176-8
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Carbon Date. 845. Early Medieval
Report: Carbonised material from burnt layer in blocked entrance through wall in north of area, Site S at Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland.
ID: 418, C14 ID: GU-1319 Date BP: 1155 +/- 55, Start Date BP: 1100, End BP: 1210
Abstract: in Guardianship area
Archaeologist Name: C D Morris
Reference Name: Univ Durham/ Univ Newcastle upon Tyne Archaeol Rep for 1980 (1981), 37
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Carbon Date. 650. Early Medieval
Report: Charcoal, id as Salix, from F 0003, Phase 1, Site VII at Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland. Coll J R Hunter.
ID: 3529, C14 ID: HAR-2751 Date BP: 1350 +/- 60, Start Date BP: 1290, End BP: 1410
OS Letter: HY, OS East: 239, OS North: 285
Archaeologist Name: J R Hunter
Reference Name: Hunter, J R, 'Excavations on the Brough of Birsay 1974-82', Soc Antiq Scotl Monogr, 4, 1986, 176-8
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Carbon Date. 850. Early Medieval
Report: Charcoal, id as Salix, from F 0080, Phase 1, Site VII at Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland. Coll J R Hunter.
ID: 3544, C14 ID: HAR-2755 Date BP: 1150 +/- 80, Start Date BP: 1070, End BP: 1230
OS Letter: HY, OS East: 239, OS North: 285
Archaeologist Name: J R Hunter
Reference Name: Hunter, J R, 'Excavations on the Brough of Birsay 1974-82', Soc Antiq Scotl Monogr, 4, 1986, 176-8
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Carbon Date. 850. Early Medieval
Report: Charcoal, id as Salix, from F 0087, Phase 1, Site VII at Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland. Coll J R Hunter.
ID: 3541, C14 ID: HAR-2742 Date BP: 1150 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 1080, End BP: 1220
OS Letter: HY, OS East: 239, OS North: 285
Archaeologist Name: J R Hunter
Reference Name: Hunter, J R, 'Excavations on the Brough of Birsay 1974-82', Soc Antiq Scotl Monogr, 4, 1986, 176-8
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 860. Early Medieval
Report: Charcoal, id as Salix, from F 0037, Phase 1, Site VII at Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland. Coll J R Hunter.
ID: 3542, C14 ID: HAR-2743 Date BP: 1140 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 1070, End BP: 1210
OS Letter: HY, OS East: 239, OS North: 285
Archaeologist Name: J R Hunter
Reference Name: Hunter, J R, 'Excavations on the Brough of Birsay 1974-82', Soc Antiq Scotl Monogr, 4, 1986, 176-8
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 960. Early Medieval
Report: Charcoal, id as Salix, from F 0116, Phase 2.2, Site VII at Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland. Coll J R Hunter.
ID: 3538, C14 ID: HAR-2078 Date BP: 1040 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 970, End BP: 1110
OS Letter: HY, OS East: 239, OS North: 285
Archaeologist Name: J R Hunter
Reference Name: Hunter, J R, 'Excavations on the Brough of Birsay 1974-82', Soc Antiq Scotl Monogr, 4, 1986, 176-8
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 980. Early Medieval
Report: Charcoal, id as Salix, from ditch, F 0113, Phase 2.2, Site VII at Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland. Coll J R Hunter.
ID: 3543, C14 ID: HAR-2744 Date BP: 1020 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 950, End BP: 1090
OS Letter: HY, OS East: 239, OS North: 285
Archaeologist Name: J R Hunter
Reference Name: Hunter, J R, 'Excavations on the Brough of Birsay 1974-82', Soc Antiq Scotl Monogr, 4, 1986, 176-8
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Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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Carbon Date. 980. Early Medieval
Report: Charcoal, id as Salix, from F 0116, Phase 2.2, Site VII at Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland. Coll J R Hunter.
ID: 3539, C14 ID: HAR-2079 Date BP: 1020 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 950, End BP: 1090
OS Letter: HY, OS East: 239, OS North: 285
Archaeologist Name: J R Hunter
Reference Name: Hunter, J R, 'Excavations on the Brough of Birsay 1974-82', Soc Antiq Scotl Monogr, 4, 1986, 176-8
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 1000. Late Medieval
Report: Charcoal, id as Salix, from F 0118, Phase 2.2, Site VII at Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland. Coll J R Hunter.
ID: 3540, C14 ID: HAR-2083 Date BP: 1000 +/- 70, Start Date BP: 930, End BP: 1070
OS Letter: HY, OS East: 239, OS North: 285
Archaeologist Name: J R Hunter
Reference Name: Hunter, J R, 'Excavations on the Brough of Birsay 1974-82', Soc Antiq Scotl Monogr, 4, 1986, 176-8
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 885. Early Medieval
Report: Charcoal, id as Salix, from F 0225, Phase 2.2, Site VIII at Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland. Coll J R Hunter.
ID: 3545, C14 ID: GU-1390 Date BP: 1115 +/- 60, Start Date BP: 1055, End BP: 1175
Abstract:
Archaeologist Name: J R Hunter
Reference Name: Hunter, J R, 'Excavations on the Brough of Birsay 1974-82', Soc Antiq Scotl Monogr, 4, 1986, 176-8
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Carbon Date. 960. Early Medieval
Report: Charcoal, id as Salix, from F 0237, Phase 3, Site VIII at Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland. Coll J R Hunter.
ID: 3546, C14 ID: GU-1392 Date BP: 1040 +/- 65, Start Date BP: 975, End BP: 1105
OS Letter: HY, OS East: 239, OS North: 285
Archaeologist Name: J R Hunter
Reference Name: Hunter, J R, 'Excavations on the Brough of Birsay 1974-82', Soc Antiq Scotl Monogr, 4, 1986, 176-8
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Carbon Date. 1025. Late Medieval
Report: Charcoal, id as Salix, from F 0191, Phase 3, Site VIII at Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland. Coll J R Hunter.
ID: 3547, C14 ID: GU-1394 Date BP: 975 +/- 60, Start Date BP: 915, End BP: 1035
OS Letter: HY, OS East: 239, OS North: 285
Archaeologist Name: J R Hunter
Reference Name: Hunter, J R, 'Excavations on the Brough of Birsay 1974-82', Soc Antiq Scotl Monogr, 4, 1986, 176-8
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Carbon Date. 1085. Late Medieval
Report: Charcoal, id as Salix, from F 0230, Phase 3, Site VIII at Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland. Coll J R Hunter.
ID: 3537, C14 ID: GU-1391 Date BP: 915 +/- 95, Start Date BP: 820, End BP: 1010
OS Letter: HY, OS East: 239, OS North: 285
Archaeologist Name: J R Hunter
Reference Name: Hunter, J R, 'Excavations on the Brough of Birsay 1974-82', Soc Antiq Scotl Monogr, 4, 1986, 176-8
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 620. Early Medieval
Report: Burnt layer below north wall, structure E at Brough of Birsay, Area IV, site E, Orkney, Scotland.
ID: 410, C14 ID: GU-1251 Date BP: 1380 +/- 55, Start Date BP: 1325, End BP: 1435
OS Letter: HY, OS East: 239, OS North: 285
Archaeologist Name: C D Morris
Reference Name: Univ. Durham/Univ. Newcastle upon Tyne Archaeol Rep for 1980 (1981), 36
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Carbon Date. 720. Early Medieval
Report: Charcoal, id as Salix / Populus, from burnt layer below north wall of structure E at Brough of Birsay, Area IV, site E, Orkney, Scotland.
ID: 411, C14 ID: GU-1252 Date BP: 1280 +/- 50, Start Date BP: 1230, End BP: 1330
OS Letter: HY, OS East: 239, OS North: 285
Archaeologist Name: C D Morris
Reference Name: Renfrew C (ed), 'The Prehistory of Orkney', 1985; Univ. Durham/Univ. Newcastle upon Tyne Archaeol Rep for 1980 (1981), 36
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767
Carbon Date. 725. Early Medieval
Report: Charcoal from spread among features below rubble etc makeup north of Site E at Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland.
ID: 413, C14 ID: GU-1254 Date BP: 1275 +/- 50, Start Date BP: 1225, End BP: 1325
Abstract: to north of Site E (Guardianship area)
Archaeologist Name: C D Morris
Reference Name: Univ Durham/Univ Newcastle upon Tyne Archaeol Rep for 1980 (1981), 36
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Carbon Date. 740. Early Medieval
Report: Charcoal from spread among features below rubble etc makeup to N of Site E at Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland.
ID: 414, C14 ID: GU-1318 Date BP: 1260 +/- 50, Start Date BP: 1210, End BP: 1310
Abstract: to north of Site E (Guardianship area)
Archaeologist Name: C D Morris
Reference Name: Univ Durham/Univ Newcastle upon Tyne Archaeol Rep for 1980 (1981), 36
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The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel Volume 1 Chapters 1-60 1307-1342
The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel offer one of the most vivid and immediate accounts of 14th-century Europe, written by a knight who lived through the events he describes, and experienced some of them first hand. Covering the early decades of the Hundred Years’ War, this remarkable chronicle follows the campaigns of Edward III of England, the politics of France and the Low Countries, and the shifting alliances that shaped medieval warfare. Unlike later historians, Jean le Bel writes with a strong sense of eyewitness authenticity, drawing on personal experience and the testimony of fellow soldiers. His narrative captures not only battles and sieges, but also the realities of military life, diplomacy, and the ideals of chivalry that governed noble society. A key source for Jean Froissart, Le Bel’s chronicle stands on its own as a compelling and insightful work, at once historical record and literary achievement. This translation builds on the 1905 edition published in French by Jules Viard, adding extensive translations from other sources Rymer's Fœdera, the Chronicles of Adam Murimuth, William Nangis, Walter of Guisborough, a Bourgeois of Valenciennes, Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke and Richard Lescot to enrich the original text and Viard's notes.
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Carbon Date. 740. Early Medieval
Report: Burnt layer from below north wall structure E at Brough of Birsay, Area IV, Site E, Orkney, Scotland.
ID: 412, C14 ID: GU-1253 Date BP: 1260 +/- 50, Start Date BP: 1210, End BP: 1310
OS Letter: HY, OS East: 239, OS North: 285
Archaeologist Name: C D Morris
Reference Name: Univ Durham/Univ Newcastle upon Tyne Archaeol Rep for 1980 (1981), 36
Council for British Archaeology (2012) Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767