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A Summary!
What we have covered to date!Slide2
History of Settlement in Ireland (hand-out)
Factors that Influence Settlement:
Social and Historical Factors:
Pre-Christian SettlersStone Age SettlersVikingsEarly Christian SettlersNormansPlantations
Resource and Terrain Factors
: (see page 224)
Altitude
Drainage Patterns
Land QualitySlide3
Norman Settlements in Ireland (Chapter 35)
Where did the Normans Settle?
In the east and south (closest to where they came from)
On fertile landNear riversDefensive sitesSlide4
Patterns in the Distributions of Towns (Chapter 36)
Vikings:
East and South coasts
Linear Pattern along or near the coast
Normans:
In the
East
and
South
(closest to where they came from)
On fertile land
Near riversDefensive sites
Primate City
: Twice the population of the next biggest city e.g. DublinSlide5
New Settlement Patterns in the Dutch Polders (Chapter 37)
Polder: Land reclaimed from the sea
Polders can be found in the Netherlands (North-East Polder: Ijsselmeer)
Planned linear rural settlement in the PoldersPlanned radial urban settlement: Cartwheel (Emmeloord)Be able to compare settlement differences between Polders and IrelandSlide6
North – East PolderSlide7
Rural: Linear PatternSlide8
Urban: Cartwheel PatternSlide9
The Functions of Nucleated Settlements over Time (Chapter 38)
Village – v – Town
Functions of Nucleated Settlement:
MarketDefenceEcclesiasticalResourcePortsResidentialRecreationalCase Studies: Limerick and Cologne (Koln)Slide10
Change in Urban Functions over Time (Chapter 39)
Case Studies:
Navan
Co. Meath.Dungarvan, Co. WaterfordSlide11
Overall:
We have covered Chapters 35-39
We still have to finish 39 and 40 before we have completed the Settlement section of the course!
Any Questions?