Historic Landscape Analysis: Deciphering The

This handbook introduces some of the techniques that archaeologists, historians, historical geographers and planners can use to unravel the complex history of the countryside. A series of case studies demonstrate practical applications of historic landscape analysis for a broad range of uses and at a variety of national and regional levels.

List of figures

vi

List of colour plates

viii

List of tables

viii

Terms and abbreviations

ix

Preface

x

PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING REGIONAL VARIATION IN LANDSCAPE CHARACTER

1

(52)

Introduction

1

(5)

Our rich and varied landscape

1

(2)

Past- and future-oriented analysis of the historic landscape and `Historic Landscape Characterisation'

3

(2)

The scope of this handbook

5

(1)

A note on townscapes

6

(1)

Regional Variation in Landscape Character and the Trajectories of Change

6

(8)

Approaches to Studying Regional Variation in Landscape Character

14

(5)

The Composition of a Historic Landscape: Elements, Components, Types, Zones, and Areas

19

(12)

Deconstructing a historic landscape

19

(1)

Historic landscape components

19

(5)

Historic landscape types, zones, and areas

24

(1)

Approaching the task: top-down or bottom-up

25

(1)

The colour, texture, language, and experience of landscape

26

(3)

Relict and historic landscapes

29

(2)

Case Study: Holne Moor, Dartmoor

31

(7)

Putting people in the landscape: the concept of `natural beauty' and the role of the natural environment in shaping historic landscape character

34

(4)

Case Study: Hadleigh, Essex

38

(13)

Summary So Far

51

(2)

PART TWO: APPROACHES AND METHODS

53

(47)

The Historic Landscape in Planning for the Future: Recent Developments Within Britain

53

(17)

England: `Historic Landscape Characterisation'

53

(2)

Scotland: `Historic Landuse Assessment'

55

(10)

Wales

65

(5)

The Register of Landscapes of Historic Interest in Wales

65

(1)

The Gwent Levels Historic Landscape Study

65

(3)

Top-down historic landscape characterisation in Wales

68

(2)

Case Study: The CLWYD-POWYS Archaeological Trust's Historic Landscape Characterisation of the Middle WYE Valley

70

(6)

Attributing value to historic landscape character

74

(2)

Historic Landscape Analysis and Understanding the Processes of Landscape Change

76

(10)

The integration of sources

76

(1)

The scale of research

77

(1)

Base maps in past-oriented historic landscape analysis

78

(1)

Map regression/retrogressive analysis

79

(2)

Patterns of landholding in the historic landscape

81

(1)

Establishing a chronology and the role of schematic modeling

81

(5)

Case Study: The Early Stages of Marshland Colonisation: Puxton and the Caldicot Level

86

(12)

Summary So Far

98

(2)

PART THREE: APPLICATIONS AND USES

100

(43)

Some Uses of HLC in Planning and Countryside Management

100

(1)

Landscape Character Assessment

100

(1)

Planning

100

(1)

Landscape conservation, management, and enhancement

100

(1)

Cornwall -- The Principles Established

101

(5)

The methodology

101

(2)

Subsequent refinements and research applications

103

(3)

Lancashire -- A Gis-Based Approach

106

(5)

The methodology

107

(2)

Discussion and examples of analysis

109

(2)

Case Study: Lancashire HLC Type: Ancient and Post-Medieval Industry

111

(1)

Case Study: Using Historic Landscape Characterisation

112

(3)

Jo Clark

Somerset -- Beyond HLC Towards the Origins of Villages and Open Fields

115

(17)

The physical landscape

116

(4)

Settlement

120

(1)

Field systems

121

(2)

Farming regions

123

(4)

Discussion: population, economy, and lordship

127

(5)

Case Study: Meare, Somerset: Linking Maps and Documents

132

(11)

PART FOUR: TOWARDS A MODEL OF GOOD PRACTICE

143

(1)

Key Points

144

(3)

Bibliography

147

(15)

Index

162

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Historic Landscape Analysis: Deciphering The Countryside

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