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Norse settlement in the Inner Hebrides ca. 800-1300; with special reference to the islands of Mull, Coll and Tiree
No full textThe thesis aims to elucidate the form, extent and chronological
development of Norse colonial settlement in the Inner Hebridean islands of Mull, Coll,
Thee and Lismore in the period ca 800-1300. Tiree, Coll and Lismore are studied in
their entirety while an area from each of the parochial divisions on Mull is selected.
Historically Mull, Coll and Tiree have an essential territorial unity in
that they formed part of the territory of the cenel Loairn within the kingdom of Dalriada
in the pre-Norse period. With the division of the Isles in 1156 all three islands fell into
the hands of Somerled of Argyll and in the immediate post-Norse period remained as a
unit in the possession of the MacDougals.
Geographically the islands differ greatly from one another and show a
wide range of geological structures, landforms, soil types and vegetation, and climatic
conditions. They thus offer an opportunity for analysing settlement location,
development and expansion within a relatively small geographical area and yet one
which encompasses a variety of natural incentives and constraints. Lismore, lying to
the north-west of the above group and strategically situated at the mouth of the Great
Glen was important in the pre-Norse period as a major Celtic monastic centre. The
island is included by way of contrast, for its site and situation and close proximity to
mainland Scotland suggested that the Norse settlement of the island may have been of a
different character to that found on Mull, Coll and Tiree.
An area of the Norwegain 'homeland', the Sunnmore islands lying off
the west coast of Norway is looked at for comparative purposes. This allows an
investigation of the evolution of Norse settlement and the coining of names within a
purely Norse environment. This helps clarify the process of settlement development
and expansion and the accompanying naming practices in a colonial setting where,
particularly on Mull and Lismore, a dense Gaelic overlay often obscures salient features
of the Norse settlement pattern.
The methodology employed is both inter-disciplinary and retrospective
allowing successive layers of settlement to be 'peeled back' in order to expose the
pattern of settlement as it may have existed in the Norse period.
The thesis divides into two parts. The first analyses settlement by
settlement, the islands in question. The second concentrates on the major issues
pertinent to settlement evolution. Norse and Gaelic settlement names are discussed
together with the administrative and ecclesiastical organisation of the Isles. This leads to
the formulation of a 'model for Norse settlement' for the Inner Hebrides
Mull Family
No full textR. H. (Reuben Harrison) Mull was a trestle builder at Sunburst. It is believed that in this photograph of the Mull family, R. H. Mull is in the back row wearing overalls. John Mull is believed to be in the 2nd row, 6th from left (seated)
Application of palynological data to the chronology of the Palaeogene lava fields of the British Province: implications for magmatic stratigraphy
No full textNew high-precision ages, determined from palynomorph assemblages within intercalated sedimentary deposits, are presented for the Palaeogene lava fields (Skye, Mull and Antrim) of the British Province. These data reveal very rapid averaged eruption rates (1 m/200 yr) and the non-synchronous formation of the lava fields. Eruption of the volumetrically dominant transitional to mildly alkaline lavas of the Skye (58.25-58.0 Ma) and Mull (post 55 Ma) lava fields is separated by the eruption of the MORB-like Preshal More flows of olivine tholeiite found at the top of the preserved sequence on Skye and at the base of the Mull Lava Field. The Lower Formation of the Antrim Lava Field correlates with the Skye Lava Field and the Upper Formation correlates with the Preshal More flows. The new ages indicate that the eruption of the Preshal More flows was synchronous with the main ocean floor spreading event which occurred 500 km to the NW, at c. 55 Ma, during Chron 24r. A combined thinspot and channelized plume model may best explain the temporal and spatial distributions of the lava fields and associated subvolcanic complexes of the British Province
Box 32, Neg. No. 49105: Troy Mull
No full textThis black and white photograph features a portrait of Troy Mull - he is wearing a suit. Troy Mull ordered the photograph.https://scholars.fhsu.edu/stafford_county/4791/thumbnail.jp
R. H. (Reuben Harrison) Mull with oxen
No full textChampion Fibre Company began operations in the planned logging community of Sunburst in 1907. In 1911 Sunburst moved 4 miles downstream and renamed the upstream site Spruce, currently known as the Sunburst Campground. In November, 1925, after a dry summer, a major fire depleted the forest. Sunburst remained in production until September 15, 1926. In the following years, the logging camp was removed, the West Fork of the Pigeon River was dammed and Lake Logan was created. This photograph shows R. H. (Reuben Harrison) Mull, trestle builder, with his oxen, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The oxen are used to carry timbers for trestle building
Box 9, Neg. No. 4579S:Lois Mull
No full textThis black and white photograph features a portrait of Lois Mull - she is wearing a light blouse and a bow in her hair. Lois Mull ordered the photograph.https://scholars.fhsu.edu/stafford_county/1953/thumbnail.jp
Box 9, Neg. No. 4579B: Lois Mull
No full textThis black and white photograph features a portrait of Lois Mull - she is sitting and is wearing a long light dress. Lois Mull ordered the photograph.https://scholars.fhsu.edu/stafford_county/1952/thumbnail.jp
Box 36, Neg. No. 39866: Kenneth Mull
No full textThis black and white photograph features a portrait of Kenneth Mull - he is sitting and is wearing a suit. Kenneth Mull ordered the photograph.https://scholars.fhsu.edu/stafford_county/5357/thumbnail.jp
Box 9, Neg. No. 4579D:Lois Mull
No full textThis black and white photograph features a portrait of Lois Mull. She is sitting and wearing a light blouse and a bow in her hair. Lois Mull ordered the photograph.https://scholars.fhsu.edu/stafford_county/1950/thumbnail.jp
Box 9, Neg. No. 4579A: Lois Mull
No full textThis black and white photograph features a portrait of Lois Mull - she is standing and is wearing a long light dress and a bow in her hair. Lois Mull ordered the photograph.https://scholars.fhsu.edu/stafford_county/1951/thumbnail.jp
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