Andrew Saunders

Andrew Saunders is an authority with an international reputation in the field of military architecture, both of early medieval castles and later artillery fortifications. He was formerly Chief Inspector of Ancient Monuments and Historic Buildings (Department of the Environment/English Heritage), and has been at various times President of the Royal Archaeological Institute, Chairman of the Fortress Study Group, Chairman of the International Fortress Council and Chairman of the Advisory Panel of...See more

Andrew Saunders is an authority with an international reputation in the field of military architecture, both of early medieval castles and later artillery fortifications. He was formerly Chief Inspector of Ancient Monuments and Historic Buildings (Department of the Environment/English Heritage), and has been at various times President of the Royal Archaeological Institute, Chairman of the Fortress Study Group, Chairman of the International Fortress Council and Chairman of the Advisory Panel of the Defence of Britain Project. He has directed archaeological excavations at Lydford Castle in Devon, Launceston Castle in Cornwall, and St Augustine's Abbey Canterbury. He has written on a wide range of fortification topics; his previous books include Fortress Britain: Artillery Fortification in the British Isles and Ireland (1989); Exploring England's Heritage: Devon and Cornwall (1991); English Heritage Book of Channel Defences (1997); and numerous official guidebooks to castles and fortifications. See less