Aerial Photography

Date December 2008

Event ID 609618

Category Recording

Type Aerial Photography

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/609618

This open-ended project that began in 2007 aims to photograph archaeological and potential archaeological sites in West Lothian and to produce images that are readily accessible to those interested in the archaeology and history of the area. In some cases this may lead to more detailed archaeological investigations.

We take photographs with a camera suspended from a kite line at not more than 50m above the ground. Images are captured in visible channels and also in the near infra-red. We are also experimenting with digital ultra-violet photography.

NS 9761 7267 Gormyre Hill The top of the hill appears to show the remains of a circular feature, which contains an enclosure. Kite aerial photography in the visible spectrum, in low sunlight, with a covering of snow carried out in December 2008 has revealed that the enclosure has an internal structure.

For more details see www.armadale.org.uk/gormyre.htm

Archive: RCAHMS (Representative images)

Funder: Rosie Wells and John Wells