Traversing the Inner Seas: Contacts and Continuity in and around Scotland, the Hebrides, and the North of Ireland

• Main Authors: Jamie Barnes, Christian Cooijmans, Clare Downham, Nicholas Evans, Ryan Foster, Ian Peter Grohse, Mark Hall, John Holliday, Arne Kruse, Alan Macniven, Alexandra Sanmark
• Language: English
• Published: Scottish Society for Northern Studies 2017
• Subjects: 1206715:Scotland:geographic; 812938:Archaeology:topical; 1020301:Middle Ages:topical; 1064977:Place (Philosophy):topical; 1765196:Space:topical; 1242804:Scandinavia:topical; 885059:Culture:topical; 958235:History:topical; 1011739:Material culture:topical; Myriad Islands; Stepping Stones
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.17613/bb03-nn20

Throughout the medieval period, the ‘Inner Seas’ linking Scotland, the Hebrides, and the north of Ireland represented a confluence and crucible of identity. The region’s myriad islands served as stepping stones in a maritime network across which people, property, and perceptions travelled freely and...