Explain how the site reflects its period (8 marks)

Question: Explain how physical features of the site reflect the period in which it was built. (8 marks)

Mark scheme (AO1 + AO2 + AO3):

• Level 1 (1–2): Simple description of features, no link to period.
• Level 2 (3–4): Features described with limited contextual link ('castles were built for defence').
• Level 3 (5–6): Clear explanation linking specific features to specific period developments (e.g. concentric design ↔ Edwardian conquest of Wales 1277–1283; gunports ↔ Henrician coastal defence after 1538).
• Level 4 (7–8): Sustained, precise explanation integrating named individuals, dates, and comparable sites; features are read as consequences of period pressures.
• Indicative content: Master James of St George; Statute of Rhuddlan 1284; Dissolution of the Monasteries 1536–40; Civil War slighting 1646; Industrial Revolution adaptation.