Highhays, Kilkenny: A Medieval Pottery Production Centre in South-East Ireland

by Ciln  Drisceoil, Emma Devine, Cóilin Ó Drisceoil

This richly illustrated book presents the first comprehensive study of the making and marketing of pottery in medieval Ireland. Focusing on a well-preserved 14th-century pottery production center which was excavated in 2006 at Highhays, outside the walls of the renowned Anglo-Norman town of Kilkenny in south-east Ireland, the authors describe its kiln, workshops and working areas, as well as its 'Highhays Ware' products: jugs, jars, cooking-pots,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789258537
• ISBN13: 9781789258530
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
• Length: 368 Pages