A reconstruction illustration showing an aerial view of Yeavering Anglo-Saxon royal township as it may have appeared around 627 AD, looking west over the Great Hall from the palisaded enclosure

Date:
1991
Location:
Ad Gefrin Anglo-Saxon Township, Kirknewton, Northumberland
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Yeavering Anglo-Saxon Township, Kirknewton, Northumberland
Reference:
IC119/001
Type:
Reconstruction Artwork
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Description

The illustration shows the site as it may have looked around 627 AD. This date is significant as it is cited by the Venerable Bede as the year that Bishop Paulinus visted and converted many of the inhabitants.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC119 Yeavering Anglo-Saxon Royal Township, Northumberland; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction and Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(EH):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Illustrator: Dunn, Peter

Keywords

Early Medieval Palisaded Enclosure, Early Medieval Royal Palace, Early Medieval Settlement