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Personal profile
Academic Qualifications
Fellow of The Higher Education Academy
PhD in Archaeology from the Univeristy of the Highlands and Islands/Open University
Teaching expertise
I started teaching at the UHI in the latter stages of my doctoral research in 2004. I taught modules for Tourism and Culture Studies before joining Archaeology in 2008. I am a part-time lecturer and I mainly teach on our Masters programmes. I am module leader for Dissertation, Early Medieval Archaeology of Scotland and From the Vikings to VE Day: the archaeology of Scottish medieval and later society. In addition, I contribute to the teaching of Research and Dissertation Skills and the undergraduate module Historic Landscapes.
Research expertise
My research focuses on landscapes of religion and power in the joint Orkney and Caithness Earldoms. My theses and subsequent research have looked into castles and high status buildings, parochial organisation and pilgrimage. Another of my research strands is the history of traditional song with specific reference to the journeys of songs within the Orcadian diaspora.
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Projects
YAARP: Yesnaby Art & Archaeology Research Project
Moore, J., Hammond, R. & Gibbon, S. J.
20/07/15 → …
Project: Research
Landscapes of Change - Skaill farmstead
Lee, D., Mainland, I., Gibbon, S. J. & Harland, J.
1/06/17 → 31/03/18
Project: Research
Research Output
Storyways: Visualising Saintly Impact in a North Atlantic Maritime Landscape
Gibbon, S. J. & Moore, J., 30 Jul 2019, In : Open Archaeology. 5, 1, p. 235-262 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article
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Mapping Magnus: Research, training and community
Lee, D. & Gibbon, S. J., Dec 2018, In : Orkney Archaeology Review. 3, p. 66-78 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
'With a good boat under me': St Magnus and the Ladykirk Stone
Gibbon, S. J., 4 Sep 2018, In : New Orkney Antiquarian Journal. 8, p. 17-23 7 p., 2.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
A Survey of Norse Castles in Orkney
Gibbon, S. J., 1 Aug 2017, Castles and Galleys: A reassessment of the historic galley-castles of the Norse-Gaelic seaways. Martin, P. (ed.). Laxay: Islands Book Trust, p. 226-248 23 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Voices in Chorus: songs and their stories from The Big Orkney Song Project
Gibbon, S. J., 2012, Kirkwall: Northings Publications. 120 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Activities
Medieval Christianity in Orkney
Sarah Jane Gibbon (Speaker)
8 Jun 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Orkney Heritage Society Annual Eynhallow Trip
Sarah Jane Gibbon (Speaker), & James Moore (Speaker)
16 Jul 2019
Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
Researching Rural Properties in the Orkney Archive
Sarah Jane Gibbon (Speaker), & Daniel Lee (Organiser)
27 Apr 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Tracing the use of dialect in Orkney Songs
Sarah Jane Gibbon (Speaker)
8 Jun 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
St Magnus Way Guided Walk
Sarah Jane Gibbon (Speaker)
11 May 2019
Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
Press / Media
Orkney, Shetland and The Merchants of Bremen and Hamburg
Ingrid Mainland, Jane Downes & Sarah Jane Gibbon
22/02/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
More of Ancient Kirkwall Revealed by Town Improvements
8/10/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Discovering the Norse Drinking Hall, Rousay, Orkney
Ingrid Mainland & Sarah Jane Gibbon
6/08/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
European Shared Cultural Routes With The Vikings
Ingrid Mainland, Donna Heddle & Sarah Jane Gibbon
10/06/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Thesis
The Origins and Early Development of the Parochial System in the Orkney Earldom
Author: Gibbon, S. J., 9 Aug 2006Supervisor: Lamb, R. (Supervisor), Crawford, B. (Supervisor) & Downes, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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