The Manor Houses Of George Calvert, 1st Lord Baltimore, In Ireland And North America, The Opening Of An Atlantic World

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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Historical Archaeology on the Island of Ireland: New Perspectives" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

While much is known about the colonial activities of Sir George Calvert, 1st Lord Baltimore in Newfoundland and Maryland during the 1620s and early 1630s, less is known about his efforts to develop a settlement in one of the plantation schemes that was implemented in Ireland. At the time he managed estates in England, Ireland and Newfoundland, which included the patronage of elite residences in Kiplin Hall in North Yorkshire, Clohamon, County Wexford in Ireland, and Ferryland on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland. This paper will trace the development of these manor houses in their differing geographical and cultural contexts. Differences in the form and layout of these buildings reflected the challenges and opportunities posed in developing settlements in the various regions, and offers insights into the commonalities and divergences experienced in this new Atlantic world.

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• Society for Historical Archaeology 2020   •
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PaperId(s): 796