Professor
History Pathfoot Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA
MA (Hons) in Mediaeval History with Archaeology, University of St Andrews (1983) and PhD in Mediaeval History, University of St Andrews (1988). Pursued a non-academic career in commercial property underwriting 1987-91 before setting up a freelance historical research business (Retrospect). Joined the University of Stirling in September 2002 as Lecturer in Medieval and Environmental History, having previously been an Honorary Lecturer in History at the University of Aberdeen. Promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2005 and to Professor in 2007. A former Director of the Centre for Environmental History and Policy, in 2008 I was appointed a member of the Historic Environment Advisory Council for Scotland, providing advice to Scottish Ministers on aspects of policy and public engagement in the sector. In January 2015 I became Head of the School of Arts and Humanities and from 2016 Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. I stepped down as Dean on 1 October 2021 and resumed my role as Professor of Medieval and Environmental History.
Castles and colonists in twelfth- and thirteenth-century Scotland: the case of Moray. Chateau Gaillard 22 Chateau et Peuplement
A monastery and its landscape : Whithorn and monastic estate management in Galloway (c1250-c1600). 13th Whithorn Lecture
http://www.whithorn.com/whithorn-trust-publications.asp
Castles, Concept and Contexts: Castle Studies in Scotland in Retrospect and Prospect. Chateau Gaillard 23
Environmental History of the North Atlantic region, with particular emphasis on climate change and resource use, the resilience of communities in marginal zones, and the impact of non-anthropogenic agency on human social development. Epidemic disease and its associated social impacts in medieval and early modern Scotland. Lordship and landscape in medieval Britain and Ireland, with particular emphasis on 'castle landscapes' and hunting. Monastic landscapes in northern Europe c.1100-c.1350, principally in the broad arc extending from ireland through Scotland and northern England to southern Scandinavia and Poland. The principal focus is on themes of continuity and change and the divergent management strategies of the various religious orders (principlally Cistercians, Tironensians, Augustinians and Premonstratensians). The institutional structures and architectural settings of the Scottish medieval secular church, especially parish and collegiate churches.
Stirling Castle Palace Project
PI: Professor Richard Oram
Funded by: Historic Scotland
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Essay Writing in History and Interdisciplinary studies.
PI: Professor Richard Oram
Funded by: University of Liverpool
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Corpus of Scottish Medieval Parish Churches
PI: Professor Richard Oram
Funded by: Arts and Humanities Research Council
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Welcome to the Sahel.
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Funded by: Higher Education Academy
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Article
Oram R & Esiana B (2023) Soil and spatial analyses in the assessment of the focal point of the extinct medieval royal burgh of Roxburgh. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 50, Art. No.: 104104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2023.104104
Book Chapter
Introduction: Alasdair Ross and the Environmental History of Medieval and Early Modern Scotland
Oram R (2023) Introduction: Alasdair Ross and the Environmental History of Medieval and Early Modern Scotland. In: Oram R (ed.) 'With Our Backs to the Ocean': Land, Lordship, Climate and Environmental Change in the North-West European Past. Essays in Memory of Alasdair Ross. 1st ed. Environmental Histories of the North Atlantic World, 5. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 1-14. https://www.brepols.net/products/IS-9782503596990-1
Book Chapter
Oram R (2023) ‘Away was sons of alle and brede’: the decline of the medieval climate anomaly and the myth of the Alexandrian Golden Age in Scotland. In: Oram R (ed.) 'With Our Backs to the Ocean': Land, Lordship, Climate and Environmental Change in the North-West European Past. Essays in Memory of Alasdair Ross. 1st ed. Environmental Histories of the North Atlantic World, 5. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 83-107. https://www.brepols.net/products/IS-9782503596990-1
Book Chapter
Oram R (2022) Dabhach And Ceathramh Names [Dabhach and Ceathramh-Names: Fragments of a Lost Assessment System?]. In: Galloway. The Lost Province of Gaelic Scotland. Glasgow: John Dewar Publishers Ltd.
Research Report
REF2021 ICS - Place-making And Community-building Through Ecclesiastical Heritage: Dunfermline Abbey
Penman M, Oram R & Turpie T (2022) REF2021 ICS - Place-making And Community-building Through Ecclesiastical Heritage: Dunfermline Abbey [REF2021 ICS History at Stirling #3]. University of Stirling for Research Excellence Framework 2021. Stirling. https://results2021.ref.ac.uk/impact/8549be06-55fa-410b-9658-fc67e4229b4c?page=1
Book Chapter
The Dominicans in Scotland, 1230-1560
Oram R (2021) The Dominicans in Scotland, 1230-1560. In: Giraud EJ & Linde JC (eds.) A Companion to the English Dominican Province: From Its Beginnings to the Reformation. Companions to The Christian Tradition, 97. Leiden: Brill, pp. 112-137. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004446229_005
Conference Paper (published)
Oram R (2021) Too much environment and not enough history: the opportunities and challenges in researching medieval seasonal settlement in Atlantic Europe. In: Dixon P & Theune C (eds.) Seasonal Settlement in the Medieval and Early Modern Countryside. RURALIA, 13. Ruralia XIII Conference: Seasonal Settlement in the Medieval and Early Modern Countryside, Stirling, 09.09.2019-13.09.2019. Leiden, Netherlands: Sidestone Press, pp. 193-201. https://www.oxbowbooks.com/oxbow/seasonal-settlement-in-the-medieval-and-early-modern-countryside-67232.html
Monograph
David I, King of Scots, 1124-1153
Oram R (2020) David I, King of Scots, 1124-1153. Edinburgh: John Donald. https://birlinn.co.uk/product/david-i/
Book Chapter
Oram R (2019) Epidemic Disease. In: Oram R, Newfield T & Slavin P (eds.) A Handbook of Medieval European Environmental History. Leiden: Brill.
Book Chapter
Oram R (2019) Fuel. In: Oram R, Newfield T & Slavin P (eds.) A Handbook of Medieval European Environmental History. Leiden: Brill.
Book Chapter
Scotland: Environmental Issues 1960-2010
Oram R (2019) Scotland: Environmental Issues 1960-2010. In: Connell-Szasz M (ed.) Nations on the Move: Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Native America since 1960. New York: TBC.
Edited Book
A Handbook of Medieval European Environmental History, vol 2 (1000-1350)
Oram R, Slavin P & Newfield T (eds.) (2019) A Handbook of Medieval European Environmental History, vol 2 (1000-1350). Leiden: Brill.
Book Chapter
Fuel Transitions, Supply Crises and Climate Change in Lowland Scotland c.1200-c.1550
Oram R (2019) Fuel Transitions, Supply Crises and Climate Change in Lowland Scotland c.1200-c.1550. In: Mathis C & Massard-Guilbaud G (eds.) Sous le soleil: Systèmes et transitions énergétiques du Moyen Âge à nos jours. Homme et société. Paris: Éditions de la Sorbonne. http://www.lcdpu.fr/livre/?GCOI=27000100123770&fa=sommaire
Consultancy Report
Oram R & Hodgson V (2019) Arbroath Abbey - Final Report. Historic Environment Scotland. Stirling: University of Stirling.
Article
Oram R (2017) The Making and Breaking of a Comital Family: Malcolm Fleming, First Earl of Wigtown, and Thomas Fleming, Second Earl of Wigtown. Part 1: The Making of an Earl: Malcolm Fleming. International Review of Scottish Studies, 42, pp. 1-35. http://www.irss.uoguelph.ca/index.php/irss/article/view/3558; https://doi.org/10.21083/irss.v42i0.3558
Article
Oram R (2017) The Making and Breaking of a Comital Family: Malcolm Fleming, First Earl of Wigtown, and Thomas Fleming, Second Earl of Wigtown, Part 2: The Breaking of an Earldom: The Decline of Earl Malcolm and Failure of Earl Thomas. International Review of Scottish Studies, 42, pp. 36-58. http://www.irss.uoguelph.ca/index.php/irss/article/view/3559; https://doi.org/10.21083/irss.v42i0.3559
Article
Holy Blood Devotion in Later in Medieval Scotland
Oram R (2017) Holy Blood Devotion in Later in Medieval Scotland. Journal of Medieval History, 43 (5), pp. 562-578. https://doi.org/10.1080/03044181.2017.1377104
Book Chapter
Oram R (2017) Parishes and Churches. In: Stringer KJ & Winchester AJL (eds.) Northern England and Southern Scotland in the Central Middle Ages. Woodbridge: Boydell and Brewer, pp. 197-218. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781787441521.007
Conference Paper (published)
The Medieval Church in the Dioceses of Aberdeen and Moray
Oram R (2016) The Medieval Church in the Dioceses of Aberdeen and Moray. In: Geddes J (ed.) Medieval Art, Architecture and Archaeology in the Dioceses of Aberdeen and Moray. The British Archaeological Association Conference Transactions, 40. British Archaeological Association Conference of 2014, Aberdeen, 19.07.2014-23.07.2014. Leeds: Routledge, pp. 16-32. https://www.routledge.com/Medieval-Art-Architecture-and-Archaeology-in-the-Dioceses-of-Aberdeen/Geddes/p/book/9781138640689
Book Chapter
Oram R (2016) Trackless, Impenetrable and Underdeveloped? Roads, Colonization and Environmental Transformation in the Anglo-Scottish Border Zone, c.1100 to c.1300. In: Allen V & Evans R (eds.) Roadworks: Medieval Britain, medieval roads. Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture. Manchester: Manchester University Press, pp. 303-325. https://doi.org/10.7228/manchester/9780719085062.003.0013
Book Chapter
Monasteries and Monastic Schools in Northern England and Eastern Scotland c.950-c.1250
Oram R (2016) Monasteries and Monastic Schools in Northern England and Eastern Scotland c.950-c.1250. In: Barnwell P (ed.) Places of Worship in Britain and Ireland, 950-1150. Rewley House Studies in the Historic Environment, 5. Donington: Shaun Tyas Publishing, pp. 125-153. https://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/about/rewley-house-studies-in-the-historic-environment#placesofworship
Book Chapter
The incomplete exemplar: Doune Castle and the great tower in Later medieval Scottish castles
Oram R (2015) The incomplete exemplar: Doune Castle and the great tower in Later medieval Scottish castles. In: Oram R (ed.) A House that Thieves Might Knock at: Proceedings of the 2010 Stirling and 2011 Dundee Conferences. Tower Series, 1 & 2. Donington: Shaun Tyas, pp. 129-151.
Book Chapter
Towers and Households in Later Medieval Scotland
Oram R (2015) Towers and Households in Later Medieval Scotland. In: Oram RD (ed.) 'A House That Thieves Might Knock At'. Tower Studies, 1 & 2. Donington: Shaun Tyas, pp. 231-257.
Authored Book
Elgin Cathedral and the Diocese of Moray
Oram R & Fawcett R (2015) Elgin Cathedral and the Diocese of Moray. Edinburgh: Historic Scotland.
Article
Oram R (2015) Living on the Level: Horizontally Planned Lodgings in Fifteenth- and early Sixteenth-Century Scotland. Architectural Heritage, 26 (1), pp. 37-53. https://doi.org/10.3366/arch.2015.0066
Edited Book
'A House That Thieves Might Knock at'
Oram R (ed.) (2015) 'A House That Thieves Might Knock at'. Tower Studies, 1 & 2. Donington: Shaun Tyas.
Book Chapter
Leisure, Symbolism and War: Hermitage Castle, Liddesdale and the Anglo-Scottish Border
Oram R (2014) Leisure, Symbolism and War: Hermitage Castle, Liddesdale and the Anglo-Scottish Border. In: Ettel P, Flambard HA & O'Conor K (eds.) Château et frontière. Actes du colloque international d'Aabenraa (Danemark, 24-31 août 2012). Château Gaillard. Etudes de castellologie médiévale, 26. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, pp. 325-332. http://www.brepols.net/Pages/ShowProduct.aspx?prod_id=IS-9782841335022-1
Book Chapter
Oram R (2014) A Celtic Dirk at Scotland's Back? The Lordship of the Isles in Mainstream Scottish Historiography since 1828. In: Oram R (ed.) The Lordship of the Isles. The Northern World, 68. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, pp. 1-39. http://www.brill.com/products/book/lordship-isles
Book Chapter
Between a Rock and a Hard Place. Climate, Weather and the Rise of the Lordship of the Isles
Oram R (2014) Between a Rock and a Hard Place. Climate, Weather and the Rise of the Lordship of the Isles. In: Oram R (ed.) The Lordship of the Isles. The Northern World, 68. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, pp. 40-61. http://www.brill.com/products/book/lordship-isles
Conference Paper (published)
From "Golden Age" to Depression: land use and environmental change in the medieval Earldom of Orkney
Oram R (2014) From "Golden Age" to Depression: land use and environmental change in the medieval Earldom of Orkney. In: Gullov HC (ed.) Northern Worlds – landscapes, interactions and dynamics: Research at the National Museum of Denmark. Studies in Archaeology & History, 22. Northern Worlds Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 28.11.2012-30.11.2012. Copenhagen: Publications from the National Museum, pp. 203 - 214.
Article
Oram R (2014) ‘The Worst Disaster Suffered by the People of Scotland in Recorded History’: Climate Change, Dearth and Pathogens in the Long Fourteenth Century. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 144, pp. 223-244. http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/psas/contents.cfm?vol=144&CFID=2487810&CFTOKEN=E305AFA0-AD87-4D46-942C3C8AE5FD4105
Authored Book
Historic Wigtown: archaeology and development
Oram R, Martin PF, McKean C & Anderson S (2014) Historic Wigtown: archaeology and development. Scottish Burgh Survey. Edinburgh and York: Historic Scotland and Council for British Archaeology. http://www.oxbowbooks.com/oxbow/historic-wigtown.html
Edited Book
Oram R (ed.) (2014) The Lordship of the Isles. The Northern World, 68. Leiden: Brill. http://www.brill.com/products/book/lordship-isles
Book Chapter
Bishops' tombs in medieval Scotland
Oram R (2013) Bishops' tombs in medieval Scotland. In: Penman M (ed.) Monuments and Monumentality Across Medieval and Early Modern Europe. Donington: Shaun Tyas, pp. 171-198.
Book Chapter
Oram R (2013) Arrested Development? Energy Crises, Fuel Supplies, and the Slow March to Modernity in Scotland, 1450-1850. In: Unger R (ed.) Energy Transitions in History: Global Cases of Continuity and Change. Rachel Carson Centre Perspectives, 2. Munich: Rachel Carson Centre, pp. 17-24. http://www.carsoncenter.uni-muenchen.de/download/publications/perspectives/2013_perspectives/1302_energy_web_color1.pdf
Book Chapter
Oram R (2013) Estuarine Environments and Resource Exploitation in Eastern Scotland circa 1125 to circa 1400: A Comparative Study of the Forth and Tay Estuaries. In: Thoen E, Borger G, de Kraker A, Soens T, Tys D, Vervaert L & Weerts H (eds.) Landscapes or Seascapes? The history of the coastal environment in the North Sea area reconsidered. Comparative Rural History of the North Sea Area (CORN), 13. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols Publishers. http://www.brepols.net/Pages/ShowProduct.aspx?prod_id=IS-9782503540580-1
Research Report
Castle Qua, Lanarkshire: Historical Context
Oram R (2013) Castle Qua, Lanarkshire: Historical Context. Simpson & Brown/Addyman Archaeology.
Research Report
Myrton Castle and McCulloch Lordship in Galloway
Oram R (2013) Myrton Castle and McCulloch Lordship in Galloway. Simpson & Brown/Addyman Archaeology.
Article
Cambuskenneth Abbey and Its Estates: Lands, Resources and Rights
Oram R (2012) Cambuskenneth Abbey and Its Estates: Lands, Resources and Rights. Forth Naturalist and Historian, 35, pp. 99-112. http://www.fnh.stir.ac.uk/journal/back_issues/vol_35/vol%2035%20index.pdf
Authored Book
Alexander II, King of Scots 1214-1249
Oram R (2012) Alexander II, King of Scots 1214-1249. Edinburgh: Birlinn Ltd. http://www.birlinn.co.uk/Alexander-II-King-of-Scots-1214-1249-9781904607922.html
Book Chapter
Oram R (2012) Breaking new ground: the monastic orders and economic development along the Northern European periphery c.1070 to c.1300. In: Ammannati & F (eds.) Religion and Religious Institutions in the European Economy 1000-1800 Religione E Istituzioni Religiose Nell'Economia Europea 1000-1800. Serie II - Atti delle 'Settimane di Studi' e altri Convegni, 43. Florence, Italy: Firenze University Press, pp. 331-343. http://digital.casalini.it/9788866551263
Article
Eldbotle; the archaeology and environmental history of a medieval rural settlement in East Lothian
Hindmarch E & Oram R (2012) Eldbotle; the archaeology and environmental history of a medieval rural settlement in East Lothian. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 142, pp. 245-299. http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/psas/contents.cfm?vol=142&CFID=14036&CFTOKEN=B1F14E7A-0A23-4AEC-BE5F151D5AF477CF
Book Chapter
Oram R (2012) Why Medieval History Matters. In: Cowan E (ed.) Why Scottish History Still Matters. Edinburgh: Saltire Society. http://w.saltiresociety.org.uk/newt2.htm
Book Chapter
Frontierland: Towards an Environmental History of Bute in the Later Middle Ages
Oram R (2012) Frontierland: Towards an Environmental History of Bute in the Later Middle Ages. In: Ritchie A (ed.) Historic Bute: Land and People. Scottish Society for Northern Studies Conference Publications. Edinburgh: Scottish Society for Northern Studies. http://ssns.org.uk/
Article
The Sea-salt Industry in Medieval Scotland
Oram R (2012) The Sea-salt Industry in Medieval Scotland. Studies in Medieval and Renaissance History, 3 (IX). http://acmrs.org/publications/journals/smrh
Research Report
Mingary Castle and the Lordship of Ardnamurchan: a report on the Cultural Significance of the Castle
Oram R (2012) Mingary Castle and the Lordship of Ardnamurchan: a report on the Cultural Significance of the Castle. Simpson & Brown/Addyman Archaeology. Ardnamurchan Estate.
Research Report
Kirkhope Tower: Historical Assessment
Oram R (2012) Kirkhope Tower: Historical Assessment. Simpson & Brown/Addyman Archaeology.
Research Report
Hermitage Castle: a Report on its History and Cultural Heritage Significance
Oram R (2012) Hermitage Castle: a Report on its History and Cultural Heritage Significance. Hermitage Action Group.
Book Chapter
Social inequality in the supply and use of fuel in Scottish towns c.1750-c.1850
Oram R (2011) Social inequality in the supply and use of fuel in Scottish towns c.1750-c.1850. In: Massard-Gilbaud G & Rodger R (eds.) Environmental and Social Justice in the City: Historical Perspectives. Banbury: White Horse Press, pp. 211-231. http://www.erica.demon.co.uk/City.html
Book Chapter
Disease, Death and the Hereafter in Medieval Scotland
Oram R (2011) Disease, Death and the Hereafter in Medieval Scotland. In: Cowan E & Henderson L (eds.) A History of Everyday Life in Medieval Scotland, 1000 to 1600. A History of Everyday Life in Scotland, 1. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, pp. 196-225. http://www.euppublishing.com/book/9780748621576
Book Chapter
Perth in the Middle Ages: An Environmental History
Oram R (2011) Perth in the Middle Ages: An Environmental History. In: Strachan D (ed.) Perth: A Place in History. Perth: Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust. http://www.pkht.org.uk/Exploring-Perthshires-Past/Publications/145/
Book Chapter
Oram R (2011) Ouncelands, Quarterlands and Pennylands in the Western Isles, Man and Galloway: Tribute Payments and Military Levies in the Norse West. In: Imsen S (ed.) Taxes, Tributes and Tributary Lands in the Making of the Scandinavian Kingdoms in the Middle Ages. 'Norgesveldet', Occasional Papers, 2. Trondheim: Tapir Academic Press. http://www.isbs.com/partnumber.asp?mid=992&cid=&pnid=384539
Authored Book
Domination and Lordship: Scotland 1070-1230
Oram R (2011) Domination and Lordship: Scotland 1070-1230. New Edinburgh History of Scotland. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. http://www.euppublishing.com/book/9780748614974
Book Chapter
Innse Gall: Culture and Environment on a Norse Frontier in the Scottish Western Isles
Oram R & Adderley WP (2011) Innse Gall: Culture and Environment on a Norse Frontier in the Scottish Western Isles. In: Imsen S (ed.) The Norwegian Domination and the Norse World c.1100-c.1400. 'Norgesveldet', Occasional papers, No 1. Trondheim, Norway: Tapir Academic Press, pp. 125-148. http://www.isbs.com/partnumber.asp?cid=&pnid=326482
Article
A Hunting We Will Go: Stirling University’s Deer parks Project
Hall D, Oram R & Molloy K (2011) A Hunting We Will Go: Stirling University’s Deer parks Project. Tayside and Fife Archaeological Journal, 17, pp. 59-97. https://www.tafac.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/A_hunting_we_will_go_Stirling_University.pdf
Book Review
Land, Law, and People in Medieval Scotland
Oram R (2011) Land, Law, and People in Medieval Scotland. Review of: Land, Law, and People in Medieval Scotland. By Cynthia J. Neville. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, UK. 240pp. ISBN: 978-0748639588. Journal of British Studies, 50 (3), pp. 740-741. https://doi.org/10.1086/659796
Article
Waste management and peri-urban agriculture in the early modern Scottish burgh
Oram R (2011) Waste management and peri-urban agriculture in the early modern Scottish burgh. Agricultural History Review, 59 (1), pp. 1-17. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bahs/agrev/2011/00000059/00000001/art00005
Book Chapter
The Greater House in Late Medieval Scotland: Courtyards and Towers c.1300-c.1400
Oram R (2011) The Greater House in Late Medieval Scotland: Courtyards and Towers c.1300-c.1400. In: Airs M & Barnwell P (eds.) The Medieval Great House. Rewley House Studies in the Historic Environment. Donington: Shaun Tyas, pp. 43-60. http://www.oxbowbooks.com/bookinfo.cfm/ID/91483//Location/Oxbow
Research Report
Melrose Abbey: Historical Record for Activities in the Outer Court or Precinct
Oram R (2011) Melrose Abbey: Historical Record for Activities in the Outer Court or Precinct. CFA Archaeology Ltd.
Book Review
Exploring Environmental History: Selected Essays
Oram R (2011) Exploring Environmental History: Selected Essays. Review of: Exploring Environmental History: Selected Essays. By T. C. Smout, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2009, Pp. 248. ISBN: 9780748635139.. Scottish Historical Review, 90 (1), pp. 172-173. https://doi.org/10.3366/shr.2011.0028
Book Chapter
Re Innse Gall: A Norse Colony in the Irish Sea and Hebrides?
Oram R & Adderley WP (2010) Re Innse Gall: A Norse Colony in the Irish Sea and Hebrides?. In: Imsen S (ed.) The Norwegian Domination and the Norse World c.1100-c.1400. Trondheim: Tapir Academic Press, pp. 125-49. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=EIr7s7SLit0C&pg=PA13&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=4#v=onepage&q&f=false
Research Report
Eldbotle, East Lothian: Land and Environment
Oram R (2010) Eldbotle, East Lothian: Land and Environment. AOC Archaeology Ltd.
Book Chapter
Oram R (2010) Medieval Scottish Castles: Some Insights, Images and Perceptions from Archaeological and Historical Investigation. In: Ettel P, Flambard HA & McNeil T (eds.) Château et représentations: Actes du Colloque International de Stirling (Ecosse) 2008. Chateau Gaillard, 24. Caen, France: Presses Universitaires de Caen. http://www.unicaen.fr/crahm/publications/spip.php?article265
Book Chapter
Lordship, land and environmental change in West Highland and Hebridean Scotland c.1300-c.1450
Oram R & Adderley WP (2010) Lordship, land and environmental change in West Highland and Hebridean Scotland c.1300-c.1450. In: Cavaciocchi S (ed.) Economic and Biological interactions in Pre-Industrial Europe from the 13th to the 18th Centuries. Florence: University of Florence Press, pp. 257-268.
Authored Book
Historic Whithorn: Archaeology and Development
Oram R, Martin PF, McKean C & Neighbour T (2010) Historic Whithorn: Archaeology and Development. Scottish Burgh Survey. York: Council of British Archaeology. http://www.britarch.ac.uk/books/Whithorn2010
Authored Book
Historic Fraserburgh: Archaeology and Development
Oram R, Martin PF, McKean C, Cathcart A & Neighbour T (2010) Historic Fraserburgh: Archaeology and Development. Scottish Burgh Survey. York: Council of British Archaeology. http://www.britarch.ac.uk/books/fraserburgh2010
Book Review
The Medieval Park: New Perspectives
Oram R (2010) The Medieval Park: New Perspectives. Review of: The Medieval Park: New Perspectives. By Robert Liddiard. Windgather Press, UK, 2007. 256pp. ISBN: 978-1905119165. Medieval Archaeology, 54 (1), pp. 478-479.
Article
Scottish medieval Parish churches: The evidence from the Dioceses of Dunblane and Dunkeld
Fawcett R, Oram R & Luxford J (2010) Scottish medieval Parish churches: The evidence from the Dioceses of Dunblane and Dunkeld. The Antiquaries Journal, 90, pp. 261-298. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003581509990436
Research Report
Craigievar Castle, Aberdeenshire: History, Architecture and Cultural Significance
Oram R (2010) Craigievar Castle, Aberdeenshire: History, Architecture and Cultural Significance. The National Trust for Scotland; Simpson & Brown/Addyman Archaeology. National Trust for Scotland.
Research Report
Doune Castle and the Earldom of Menteith: Castle, Landscape and Lordship
Oram R (2010) Doune Castle and the Earldom of Menteith: Castle, Landscape and Lordship. Historic Scotland; Simpson & Brown/Addyman Archaeology. Historic Scotland.
Article
Gogar, archaeological and historical evidence for a lost medieval parish near Edinburgh
Morrison J, Oram R & Ross A (2009) Gogar, archaeological and historical evidence for a lost medieval parish near Edinburgh. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 139, pp. 229-255. http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/psas/contents.cfm?vol=139&CFID=148316&CFTOKEN=BF718B4D-7ACC-4DED-BA7468CCA3643878
Book Chapter
Oram R (2009) Abondance inépuisable ? Crise de l’approvisionnement en combustible et réactions en Ecosse du Nord entre environ 1500 et environ 1800. In: Derex J-M J & Gregoire F (eds.) Histoire économique et sociale de la tourbe et des tourbières. Histoire et terres humides. Cordemais: Estuarium, pp. 31-44.
Book Chapter
The Medieval Bishops of Whithorn, Their Cathedral and Their Tombs
Oram R (2009) The Medieval Bishops of Whithorn, Their Cathedral and Their Tombs. In: Lowe C (ed.) "Clothing for the Soul Divine": Burials at the Tomb of St Ninian: Excavations at Whithorn Priory, 1957-67. Historic Scotland Archaeology Report, 3. Edinburgh: Historic Scotland, pp. 131-166. http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/publications
Authored Book
Historic Tain: Archaeology and Development
Oram R, Martin PF, McKean C, Cathcart A & Neighbour T (2009) Historic Tain: Archaeology and Development. Scottish Burgh Survey. York: Council of British Archaeology. http://www.britarch.ac.uk/books/Tain2009
Book Review
Viking Kings of Britain and Ireland: the dynasty of Ivarr to AD 1014
Oram R (2009) Viking Kings of Britain and Ireland: the dynasty of Ivarr to AD 1014. Review of:
Clare Downham, Edinburgh, Dunedin Academic Press, 2007, xxii + 338 pp. 1906716064. Scandinavian Journal of History, 34 (1), pp. 100-102. https://doi.org/10.1080/03468750802423193
Article
A Note on the Dating of Barhobble Chapel Bones and the Historical Context of their Deposition
Oram R (2009) A Note on the Dating of Barhobble Chapel Bones and the Historical Context of their Deposition. Transactions of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society, 83, pp. 51-54. http://www.dgnhas.org.uk
Book Review
Large-Scale Ecosystem Restoration: Five Case Studies from the United States
Oram R (2009) Large-Scale Ecosystem Restoration: Five Case Studies from the United States. Review of: Large-Scale Ecosystem Restoration: Five Case Studies from the United States. Edited by Mary Doyle and Cynthia A. Drew. Washington, DC: Island Press, 2008. xiv + 325 pp. Maps, figures, tables, and index. ISBN: 978-1597260251. Environmental History, 14 (4), pp. 759-760. https://doi.org/10.1093/envhis/14.4.759
Research Report
The Mote of Urr: History and Cultural Significance
Oram R (2009) The Mote of Urr: History and Cultural Significance. Scottish Urban Archaeological Trust; Historic Scotland.
Research Report
Report and Recommendations on Strategies for Engaging Young Adults in the Historic Environment
Silber E, Noble R, Oram R, Johnson I & Martin C (2009) Report and Recommendations on Strategies for Engaging Young Adults in the Historic Environment. Historic Environment Advisory Council for Scotland. Historic Environment Advisory Council for Scotland. http://www.heacs.org.uk/documents/2009/youngadults.pdf
Research Report
Report and Recommendations on the Economic Impact of the Historic Environment in Scotland
Galbraith N, McAllister E, Johnson I, Leven D, Norris L, Hopton M, McLean C, Oram R, Stewart D, McLaren J & Cavanagh L (2009) Report and Recommendations on the Economic Impact of the Historic Environment in Scotland. Historic Environment Advisory Council for Scotland. Historic Environment Advisory Council for Scotland. http://www.heacs.org.uk/documents/2009/economicimpact.pdf
Article
Morrison J, Oram R & Oliver F (2008) Ancient Eldbottle Unearthed: Archaeological and Historical Evidence for a Long-Lost Early Medieval East Lothian Village. Transactions of the East Lothian Antiquarian and Field Naturalists’ Society, 27, pp. 21-45. http://www.eastlothianantiquarians.org.uk/site/pages/transactions/index/xxvii.php
Article
Lay Religiosity, Piety, and Devotion in Scotland c.1300 to c.1450
Oram R (2008) Lay Religiosity, Piety, and Devotion in Scotland c.1300 to c.1450. Florilegium, 25, pp. 95-126. http://journals.hil.unb.ca/index.php/flor/article/view/14396
Book Chapter
Medieval Inchmarnock to c.1600
Oram R (2008) Medieval Inchmarnock to c.1600. In: C L (ed.) Inchmarnock: An Early Historic Island Monastery and its Archaeological Landscape. Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Monograph Series. Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, pp. 35-52. http://www.socantscot.org/partnumber.asp?pnid=223292
Book Chapter
Oram R (2008) Holy Frontiersmen? Twelfth- and Thirteenth-century monastic colonisation and socio-economic change in Poland and Scotland. In: Unger R & Basista J (eds.) Britain and Poland-Lithuania: Contact and Comparison from the Middle Ages to 1795. Northern World, 37. Leiden: Brill, pp. 103-122. http://www.brill.nl/britain-and-poland-lithuania
Website Content
A Corpus of Scottish Medieval Parish Churches
Fawcett R, Luxford J, Oram R & Turpie T (2008) A Corpus of Scottish Medieval Parish Churches. 2008. http://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/corpusofscottishchurches
Book Chapter
A Fit and Ample Endowment? The Balmerino Estate, 1228-1603
Oram R (2008) A Fit and Ample Endowment? The Balmerino Estate, 1228-1603. In: Oram R, Hammond M, Kerr J, Fawcett R, Markus G & Dixon P P (eds.) Life on the Edge: the Cistercian Abbey of Balmerino, Fife (Scotland). Citeaux - Comentarii Cisterciensis, 59, part 1-2. Pontigny, Belgium: Citeaux, pp. 61-80. http://www.citeaux.org/en/naviga1en.htm
Book Chapter
Castles, Concepts and Contexts: Castle Studies in Scotland in Retrospect and Prospect
Oram R (2008) Castles, Concepts and Contexts: Castle Studies in Scotland in Retrospect and Prospect [Châteaux, concepts et contextes : castellologie en Écosse, rétrospective et perspectives]. In: Ettel P, Flambard HA & McNeill T (eds.) Château Gaillard: études de castellologie médiévale. Bilan des recherches en castellologie : actes du colloque international de Houffalize (Belgique), 4-10 septembre 2006. Château Gaillard. Etudes de castellologie médiévale, 23. Caen, France: CRAHM, University of Caen, pp. 349-359. http://www.brepols.net/Pages/ShowProduct.aspx?prod_id=IS-9782902685622-1
Book Review
St Margaret's Gospel-book: The Favourite Book of an Eleventh-Century Queen of Scots
Oram R (2008) St Margaret's Gospel-book: The Favourite Book of an Eleventh-Century Queen of Scots. Review of: St Margaret's Gospel-book: The Favourite Book of an Eleventh-Century Queen of Scots. By Rebecca Rushforth. [Treasures from the Bodleian Library.] (Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2007. Pp. 114; 60 color illustrations. ISBN 978-1-851-24370-9.). Catholic Historical Review, 94 (4), pp. 794-795. https://doi.org/10.1353/cat.0.0249
Article
Oram R (2008) Royal and Lordly Residence in Scotland c 1050 to c 1250: an Historiographical Review and Critical Revision. The Antiquaries Journal, 88, pp. 165-189. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=2769316&fulltextType=RA&fileId=S0003581500001372#; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003581500001372
Article
Lordship and Environmental Change in Central Highland Scotland c.1300–c.1400
Oram R & Adderley WP (2008) Lordship and Environmental Change in Central Highland Scotland c.1300–c.1400. Journal of the North Atlantic, 1 (1), pp. 74-84. https://doi.org/10.3721/J080716
Research Report
Stirling Castle and Royal Culture in Medieval and Renaissance Scotland
Oram R (2008) Stirling Castle and Royal Culture in Medieval and Renaissance Scotland. Historic Scotland.
Book Review
Scottish independence and the idea of Britain: From the picts to Alexander III
Oram R (2008) Scottish independence and the idea of Britain: From the picts to Alexander III. Review of: Scottish Independence and the Idea of Britain: From the Picts to Alexander III, Dauvit Broun, Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, 2007, 256 pp. 978-0748623600. American Historical Review, 113 (1), pp. 241-241. https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr.113.1.241
Article
Medieval Roxburgh: a preliminary assessment of the burgh and its locality
Martin C & Oram R (2007) Medieval Roxburgh: a preliminary assessment of the burgh and its locality. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 137, pp. 357-404. http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/psas/contents.cfm?vol=137&CFID=148316&CFTOKEN=BF718B4D-7ACC-4DED-BA7468CCA3643878
Book Chapter
Capital Tales or Burghead Bull?
Oram R (2007) Capital Tales or Burghead Bull?. In: Arbuthnot S & Hollo K (eds.) Fil súil nglais, A Grey Eye Looks Back: a Festschrift in Honour of Colm Ó Baoill. Ceann Drochaid: Clann Tuirc, pp. 241-262.
Book Chapter
Dividing the Spoils: War, Schism and Religious Patronage on the Anglo-Scottish Border, c.1332-c.1400
Oram R (2007) Dividing the Spoils: War, Schism and Religious Patronage on the Anglo-Scottish Border, c.1332-c.1400. In: King A & Penman M (eds.) England and Scotland in the Fourteenth Century: New Perspectives. Woodbridge: Boydell Press, pp. 136-156. https://www.boydellandbrewer.com/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=8452
Book Review
Oram R (2007) Carmel in Britain: Studies in the Early History of the Carmelite Order, iii, The Hermits from Mount Carmel. Review of: Carmel in Britain: Studies in the Early History of the Carmelite Order, iii, The Hermits from Mount Carmel. By Richard Copsey. Carmelite Friars, Saint Albert's Press, 2004, Pp.xii + 514. ISBN 0 904849 23 6. Scottish Historical Review, 86 (2), pp. 331-332. https://doi.org/10.1353/shr.2007.0061
Research Report
Glasgow: Urban Archaeology and Potential for Site-specific Historical Research
Oram R (2007) Glasgow: Urban Archaeology and Potential for Site-specific Historical Research. AOC Archaeology Ltd; Glasgow City Council.
Book Chapter
Oram R (2007) Douglas, Margaret. In: Ewan E, Innes S, Reynolds S & Pipes R (eds.) The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, pp. 101-101. http://www.euppublishing.com/book/9780748632930
Research Report
Brodick Castle, Arran, and Lordship in the Clyde Estuary
Oram R (2007) Brodick Castle, Arran, and Lordship in the Clyde Estuary. The National Trust for Scotland; Simpson & Brown/Addyman Archaeology. National Trust for Scotland.
Research Report
Whithorn Cathedral-Priory: the Bishops’ Tombs and the Layout of the East End
Oram R (2007) Whithorn Cathedral-Priory: the Bishops’ Tombs and the Layout of the East End. Headland Archaeology (UK) Ltd; Historic Scotland. Historic Scotland.
