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Towers and Households in Later Medieval Scotland

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Citation

Oram R (2015) Towers and Households in Later Medieval Scotland. In: Oram RD (ed.) 'A House That Thieves Might Knock At'. Tower Studies, 1 & 2. Donington: Shaun Tyas, pp. 231-257.

Abstract
This paper explores the relationship between internal space and communication arrangements in two later medieval great towers in Scotland - Borthwick Castle and the so-called Kitchen Tower at Doune Castle - and the household structures and social relationships of the families who built and occupied them.

Keywords
Towers; elite households; status symbols; Scotland; medieval

StatusPublished
Title of seriesTower Studies
Number in series1 & 2
Publication date31/12/2015
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PublisherShaun Tyas
Place of publicationDonington
ISBN978-1-907730-40-5

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Professor Richard Oram

Professor Richard Oram

Professor, History