Abstract

ARCHAEOLOGICAL REMAINS OF excavated early medieval houses coupled with the examination of early Irish texts suggest that the location, layout and dimensions of houses were instrumental in communicating status in early medieval Ulster. Changes to houses and settlements from the 9th century onwards may reflect an insecure society adapting to major socio-economic changes and the threat of slave rather than cattle raiders.

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