Medieval fields in north-east Scotland

Abstract

The understanding of the evolution of the northeast landscape of Scotland is bedevilled by a lack of secure dating horizons and a clear appreciation of the agricultural methods employed. It is suggested that both shortcomings can be mitigated by the careful study and cross-referencing of documentary evidence, eighteenth-century estate plans and the extant historical landscape. The suggested reconstructions of episodes of landscape development allow the recognition of datable horizons and a suggested structure for the evolution of the medieval and later landscapes in the area. A further consequence is to demonstrate how the native families of the area, in an increasingly feudalised environment, utilised and adapted aspects of agricultural technology found widely across contemporary European lands.

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