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The Colonisation of Uplands in Medieval Britain and Ireland: Climate, Agriculture and Environmental Adaptation

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  • Abbreviations ASL      Above sea level RCHAME  Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of England RCHAMW Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales