Mary-Ann Ochota.
Hidden Histories: a spotter's guide to the British landscape.
Frances Lincoln. 2016
For the times you’re driving past a lumpy, bumpy field and you wonder what made the bumps;
when you’re walking past old cottages wondering when they were built;
when you see a heritage sign pointing to a ‘tumulus’ but don’t know what to look for…
Hidden Histories will help you decipher the story of our landscape through the historical and archaeological
features you can see around you.
Photographs, maps and diagrams reveal specific details and typical examples to help you identify what you’re looking at, or looking for. Stand-alone capsules explain how events like the Norman Conquest have shaped the landscape, and explain jargon used by the professionals. Each chapter culminates in a checklist of things to look out for, and where to find some of the finest historical landscapes in Britain.