Aw, thanks Doug! Lovely to see you here. Yes, I wanted to share the learning process as it often seems like historians have some kind of special innate knowledge and insight, when really there's a whole lot of trial and error and embarrassment along the way. As with anything, really!
Goodness, I did not - thank you! That's very interesting. And what a lot of incredible finds came with it - you could hardly wish for more diagnostic material :) Interesting that it was on a major routeway and next to a monastic site - perhaps the mention of a bridge at Kinloss hints that there was an earlier Pictish ecclesiastical site there before the 12th-century abbey. Although the Kinloss Burn is no River Shannon! This is great, thank you.
I'm so glad to see this post finished with you no longer disheartened. Will you have an advisor once you start your course? If so, will that person be able to help you figure out what to read or, at least, how to plan your research?
Ah, thank you Rebecca. I'm definitely no longer disheartened - just committed to sharing the ups and downs (I don't even really know why). Yes, I think I will have a supervisor for my dissertation, and I'm sure I'll be able to work out for myself what to read :)
Thanks for sharing the Downs. It’s a great reminder that the best Ups rarely come free.
Aw, thanks Doug! Lovely to see you here. Yes, I wanted to share the learning process as it often seems like historians have some kind of special innate knowledge and insight, when really there's a whole lot of trial and error and embarrassment along the way. As with anything, really!
Do you know about the bridge at Clonmacnoise (built AD 804)? A potential comparison: http://www.ce.memphis.edu/1101/interesting_stuff/irish_bridge_1.html
Goodness, I did not - thank you! That's very interesting. And what a lot of incredible finds came with it - you could hardly wish for more diagnostic material :) Interesting that it was on a major routeway and next to a monastic site - perhaps the mention of a bridge at Kinloss hints that there was an earlier Pictish ecclesiastical site there before the 12th-century abbey. Although the Kinloss Burn is no River Shannon! This is great, thank you.
Onwards and upwards - and backwards.
It does seem to be the way it goes!
I'm so glad to see this post finished with you no longer disheartened. Will you have an advisor once you start your course? If so, will that person be able to help you figure out what to read or, at least, how to plan your research?
In any case, wishing you all the best, as usual.
Ah, thank you Rebecca. I'm definitely no longer disheartened - just committed to sharing the ups and downs (I don't even really know why). Yes, I think I will have a supervisor for my dissertation, and I'm sure I'll be able to work out for myself what to read :)