Carmarthen Castle : the archaeology of government : the results of archaeological, historical and architectural investigation, 1993-2006 / Neil Ludlow ; foreword by Eifion Bowen, Kenneth Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ludlow, Neil, author.

Bowen, Eifion, author of introduction, etc.

Murphy, Kenneth, author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carmarthen Castle (Carmarthen, Wales).

Castles--Wales--Carmarthen.

Castles.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Wales--Carmarthen.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Wales--Antiquities.

Wales.

Wales--History.

Carmarthen (Wales)--Antiquities.

Carmarthen (Wales).

Carmarthen (Wales)--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (434 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cardiff, [Wales] : University of Wales Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Carmarthen Castle was one of the largest castles in medieval Wales. It was also one of the most important, in its role as a centre of government and as a Crown possession in a region dominated by Welsh lands and Marcher lordships. Largely demolished during the seventeenth century, it was subsequently redeveloped, first as a prison and later as the local authority headquarters. Yet the surviving remains, and their situation, are still impressive. The situation changed with a major programme of archaeological and research work, from 1993 to 2006, which is described in this book. The history of t

Contents:

Cover; Foreword by Eifion Bowen, Carmarthenshire County Council; Foreword by Kenneth Murphy, Dyfed Archaeological Trust; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1 INTRODUCTION: 'A CERTAIN GOOD DONJON'; A brief overview; Historiography; Location, setting and early settlement; An introductory description; 2 CARMARTHEN CASTLE AND ITS PLACE IN MEDIEVAL WALES; Origins; Politics and war; A centre of government; The motte and shell-keep; The castle in the landscape; 3 THE PHYSICAL REMAINS; The curtain walls and towers; The Great Gatehouse and bridge

The castle interiorThe gaol wall, yard and Old Police Station; 4 RECONSTRUCTING THE CASTLE; Phase 1: The timber castle, 1106-1180; Phase 2: The shell-keep, 1181-1222?; Phase 3: The masonry defences, 1223-1240; Phase 4: Buildings for the king, 1241-1278; Phase 5: More accommodation, 1279-1300; Phase 6: Buildings for government, 1301-1408; Phase 7: Damage and rebuilding, 1409-c.1550; Social organisation: the castle as a residence; 5 DIVISION, DEMOLITION AND DEVELOPMENT: THE POST-MEDIEVAL CASTLE; Decline: the late sixteenth/mid-seventeenth century

Slighting: from Civil War to Restoration, 1642-1660The late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; The new County Gaol, 1789-1868; The late nineteenth-century gaol and County Hall, 1868-1993; 6 POTTERY AND OTHER FINDS; Pottery and glass (Paul Courtney and Dee Williams); Organics and metalwork from medieval deposits (Mark Redknap); Small finds from post-medieval deposits (Mark Redknap, Dee Williamsand Edward Besly); 7 EPILOGUE: THE CASTLE REDISCOVERED; The castle in the present; The castle in the future; Appendix: Documented Development; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 10, 2014).

ISBN:

9781783162000

1783162007

9781783160136

1783160136