Fortifications
- What can we learn about urban defences (especially during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and the Jacobite Risings)?
- What can we learn about coastal defences?
- What factors led to the destruction / dereliction of fortifications? When did they fall into disrepair or were demolished?
- To what extent did defences in South-East Scotland align with contemporary expectations of artillery fortifications?
- To what extent did the Cromwellian regime succeed in completing its planned fortifications?
- Did tower houses retain a defensive purpose during the post-medieval period?
- How were medieval defences adapted to the different priorities of post-medieval warfare?
- What can we learn about the development of barracks in the region?
Battlefields
- Can we better understand the landscape of the Battle of Dunbar (1650)?
- What can we learn about the use of field artillery?
- What were army camps like before and after major battles? Where were such camps located?
- What happened to the bodies of people killed in battle? To what extent were there mass graves? Where were mass graves located?
- What can we learn about smaller engagements / skirmishes?
- What can we discover about the routes of armies on the way to battles?
Weapons and Military Equipment
- How did the weaponry used in South-East Scotland develop over the course of the post-medieval period?
- What can we learn about the development and adoption of small firearms?
- To what extent were weapons manufactured in the region? How widespread were imported weapons and military equipment?
- Was there increasing standardisation in weaponry? Did growing military professionalisation transform equipment?
- What can we discover about the use of light and heavy cavalry?
- What can we learn about the production and deployment of artillery in South-East Scotland?
Wider Impact of Conflict
- How much devastation was caused by major campaigns?
- To what extent did small-scale raiding and skirmishing disrupt life in South-East Scotland?
- How were armies supplied? What impact did this have on surrounding communities?
- How did the presence of military garrisons affect surrounding communities?
- What can we learn about naval activity in the region?