Category Archives: Causeways

Is it a castle? Is it a causeway? Further adventures in historical field-names

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Robert J S Briggs

Everyone likes castles, right? They’re one of the things that make the medieval period what it is in many people’s eyes. Of course, not every castle looks like Bodiam (yes, that one that’s on the cover of pretty much EVERY … Continue reading →

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What St Cuthbert heard

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Robert J S Briggs

I’ll try and limit myself to a brief post tonight, as I’m dipping my toes into the ocean of Geographical Information Systems (expect an explanatory post without such a weak metaphor at some point in the near future), but I … Continue reading →

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The “Surrey Fens” causeways – finished at long last

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Robert J S Briggs

I’ve written and rewritten so much of this essay over the past year or two that I have nothing else to add, other than to recommend you head over to here and have a read of it (and if you … Continue reading →

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