Searching for the 17th Century on Nevis Philpott Dr Robert
Searching for the 17th Century on Nevis Philpott Dr Robert Searching for the 17th Century on Nevis is the first of a series of monographs dedicated to the archaeological investigation of the…
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Searching for the 17th Century on Nevis Philpott Dr Robert
Searching for the 17th Century on Nevis is the first of a series of monographs dedicated to the archaeological investigation of the landscape, buildings and artefacts of the Eastern Caribbean by the Nevis Heritage Project. Upper Rawlins, located high on Nevis mountain, was occupied in the late 17th and early 18th century and abandoned early. This volume presents the results of documentary research and excavation on two sugar plantation sites on the island of Nevis.
The adjacent main house was probably destroyed in the French raid of 1706 and rebuilt in timber. Fenton Hill was occupied from the mid-17th to the mid-19th century and originated with an earthfast timber building, probably a dwelling house, later converted to a kitchen and encapsulated in stone about 1700. The final occupation was by Portuguese Madeiran labourers, who were introduced to fill a labour force shortage in the
Century On the Crags