
Piers DixonUniversity of Stirling · Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Piers Dixon
Doctor of Philosophy
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Introduction
Research areas:
Archaeology of medieval hunting in Scotland
Rural settlement in Scotland
Early castles in Scotland: Turnberry, Roxburgh, and Hume castles
Landscape history and archaeology
Current work:
Shootinglee forest stead excavations
Skills and Expertise
Publications
Publications (14)
Until recently, deer hunting in medieval Scotland has been poorly researched archaeologically. In Hunting and Hunting Reserves in Medieval Scotland Gilbert identified medieval parks at Stirling and Kincardine in Perthshire that William the Lion created, but it is only in recent years that excavations by Hall and Malloy have begun to explore their a...
The authors are responsible for the content of the papers (incl. image credits). Published by Sidestone Press, Leiden www.sidestone.com Imprint: Sidestone Press Academics This book has been peer-reviewed. For more information see www.sidestone.com Layout & cover design: Sidestone Press Photograph cover: Castle Campbell, Parish Dollar, Clackmannansh...
Archaeological evidence for tillage in Scotland in the medieval and post-medieval periods.
This article focuses on the different land uses to which marginal land in Scotland was put in the medieval and post-medieval periods.
This paper focuses on cereal production in medieval and post-medieval Scotland and the kilns used for drying grain in a wet climate.
During the later medieval period, the vast majority of the British population lived in rural settlements whose primary means of subsistence was agriculture. This overview summarizes the evidence for the villages, hamlets, and farmsteads of medieval England, Scotland, and Wales. Regional differences in the intensity of fieldwork are explored, follow...
Northern England and Southern Scotland in the Central Middle Ages - edited by Keith J. Stringer November 2017
This is a report on archaeological work in two of Scotland's less well-known medieval burghs of Kelso and Peebles. The excavations at Wester Kelso/Floors Castle established that the original medieval burgh of Kelso or Wester Kelso was much further west than previously believed, being situated well inside the present Castle policies. That early sett...
This is a report on archaeological work in two of Scotland's less well-known medieval burghs of Kelso and Peebles. The excavations at Wester Kelso/Floors Castle established that the original medieval burgh of Kelso or Wester Kelso was much further west than previously believed, being situated well inside the present Castle policies. That early sett...