Early Medieval Estates and Boundaries in Monmouthshire: Presentation and Workshop
Dr Andy Seaman (Cardiff university), Scott Lloyd (RCAHMW) and Dr Ben Guy (Cambridge University) are collaborating on a AHRC project called “Pushing the Boundaries of Early Medieval Wales : An edition of the Earliest Welsh Charters”.
The project is examining approximately 180 early charters, and the good news is that some of them relate directly to the area of Monmouthshire around St Arvans, Chepstow and Tintern. The aim of the project is to produce new editions and translations of the charters, reconstruct and map the boundaries of the estates they relate to and create a digital atlas which will be publicly accessible via the Historic Boundaries of Wales website.
We will start the session by giving an overview of the ‘Pushing the Boundaries of Early Medieval Wales’ project and introducing some open access resources that are relevant to Monmouthshire. We will then look at some early medieval charters from the Chepstow – St Arvans – Tintern area and work through our approach to reconstructing and mapping their bounds.
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