Settlement at the Margins: Introduction

Christopher Dyer

Settlement at the Margins: Introduction

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Christopher Dyer University of Leicester

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medieval, marginal settlement

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This short introduction suggests ways of defining marginal land and marginal settlements, and considers the ways in which they changed.

Front cover of Medieval Settlement Research No. 40, featuring a photograph of a scene in the Hebrides

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25/11/2025

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Dyer, C. (2025). Settlement at the Margins: Introduction. Medieval Settlement Research, 40, 2. Retrieved from https://www.archaeopresspublishing.com/ojs/index.php/msr/article/view/3261

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