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60mcivilKite Aerial Photography
West Lothian Archaeological Trust
Scottish Charity No. SC043118
Rosie Wells'
Scottish National Aerial Photography Scheme (SNAPS)
(for the UK & Ireland)
2013-2016
Funded (~£35k) by the late Rosie Wells (1949 - 2013)
SNAPS donated kite aerial photography (KAP) kits to individuals, schools,
universities, community groups and others
Contact: John Wells
Civil Aviation Authority Kite Regulations
Competition Winners
Donations
200+ KAP Kits =
100+ starter cameras
including
4 830nm NIR conversions
100+ compact cameras
including 1 Canon A2200 CHDK
720nm NIR conversion and 6 Pentax
WG-10 760nm NIR
Rosie with her KAP kit (left) and seven other cameras in 2012 shortly before she died.
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On the wall behind Rosie are 7 posters that she put together on the history of Armadale and which were produced by West Lothian
Council.
West Lothian Archaeological Trust KAP Display Boards
also funded by West Lothian Council
Before moving to Armadale, West Lothian, Rosie was a teacher in Stroud, Gloucestershire.
Stroud Leisure Centre
Walled garden undergoing restoration at Stroud's Museum in the Park
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Thanks to Bill Kerr for the kite.
Rosie was a teacher at schools in the Stroud area and
made kites with pupils at Marling School. Here she is
flying our first KAP kite on Minchinhampton Common in
1999 (first flown with a camera in 2007), made by her
aunt Ivy Apperley of the Golden Valley Kite Fliers.
Marling School (Stroud) where Rosie was Head of English
West Lothian Archaeology
Register of Kite Aerial
Photographers Kite Aerial Remote Sensing (Facebook)
SNAPS Forum
The Irish Connection
The Stroud Connection SNAPS on Facebook
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Early Kite Aerial Photography
Labruguière, France 1889 San Francisco 1906 (Clickable larger image) Archaeological Site 1913 Aerial Photography Unit WWI
SNAPS
www.SNAPScheme.info
Phase 1: visible
Phase 2: near infra-red
PHASE 2 Near Infra-red
Advanced Camera Services have supported the Scheme by converting our Pentax WG-10 cameras at a substantially reduced
cost. These cameras are reserved for proven KAPers already within the Scheme, with priority to Group members, now known as
Registed Kite Aerial Photographers. We supply them with an external, 760nm infra-red filter.
We will also convert some 808#16D cameras (830nm filter), ourselves. These HD video cameras are more than adequate for
prospection and delineation and can be flown attached to the Scheme's Pentax WG-10s.
Unconverted Pentax WG-10 with near infra-red converted HD808#16D video camera attached.
Kite aerial photography is a technique suitable for all ages.
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Seasoned veteran, WLAG member, Bronwen Knowles, age 12, flying a £600+ rig at Winchburgh, with Sony Nex 5R
camera and Samyang 8mm full-frame fisheye lens, on a HQ Flowform 2.0 kite. Clothes to match the jeep were not a
requirement ;o)
August 2013.
HQ Flowform 2.0 kite, a rugged but often tough kite to handle.
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Bronwen some years earlier on Cairnpapple, making fire.
If you can fly a kite, you can fly a camera.......
Tom Wells of Armadale (2½ years old).
Davie Kerr (in his late 80s) of Armadale, flying a Power
Sled 36.
.......but the careful choice of equipment is crucial!
Kite aerial photography is an environmentally friendly, simple, cheap, effective,
safe and inclusive technique.
But avoid flying with low clouds and especially with a wet line
You do not need a thunderstorm to get an electric shock
Other Aerial Photographic Techniques for Children
including rubbish bags and water rockets
Near infra-red converted 808#16D micro HD video camera on a rubbish bag.
The kite aerial photography kits
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Scientific research using kites in Scotland goes back to the late 1740s, when Dr Alexander Wilson (Later
Regius Professor of Astronomy) of Glasgow University carried out meteorological experiments with one of his
students, Thomas Melvill.
An energetic pupil from Murrayfield Primary School, Blackburn, bringing down the kite and Pentax W60 camera at a public event run by
Historic Scotland Rangers.
2010
More recently, kite aerial photography (KAP) has flourished in Scotland with many notable practitioners and
innovators like Simon Harbord and West Lothian's James Gentles. The West Lothian Archaeological Trust, and
Archaeology Group, use kite aerial photography as a principal technique for aerial surveys (1), (2).
In 2012, terminally ill Trust and Group co-founder, Rosie Wells, asked for some of her money (Outside of the
Trust) to be set aside for funding a pilot project to investigate and introduce cheap, simple, low-level aerial
photography techniques to children and students. Therefore, as part of our activities, we donate kite aerial
photography starter and standard kits to a range of groups and individuals. This pilot project is partly to
establish a reliable system for working with children and to encourage the progression to more interesting
techniques, such as working in the near infra-red (NIR), phase 2 of the Scheme.
Near infra-red kite aerial photo (IR 808#16D)
Pupils from Toronto Primary School, Livingston, studying pond life and flying kites with cameras. A West Lothian school taking a
pioneering lead in the pursuit of excellence through innovation. Spring 2013
The first standard kit (With Pentax W60) was donated to Edinburgh University Archaeology Society in October
2012 (and another one a year later). Three months later, we had produced and tested a viable starter kit and, in
April 2013, one was donated to an individual Edinburgh archaeology student, Hannah, for use in the Society's
outreach programme with schools.
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Katie and Anna with Edinburgh University Arch.Soc.'s Picavet KAP rig, Pentax W60 camera and kites
2012
By the Project's official launch date, 1st May 2013, the Trust had already distributed nine kite aerial
photography kits, including both starter and standard systems.
Phase 1 - ongoing in West Lothian and Stroud, Gloucestershire.
KAP kit No.1 & 1NIR
(Starter)
Video clip (2)
Near infra-red video clip (NIR
camera).
A gentle, robust, light system.
The camera is velcroed onto the pad
at the top left after the kite line has
been wrapped around the wire about
six times. (The supplied transverse pendulum
is a little longer than shown for added stability)
Cost to put such a kit together online
~£65
Use a safety line
HQ Delta Graphic 2m kite - Make sure that the outer spars are pushed down to the lower
corners of the kite before flight. In a strong, steady breeze, this kite with a good tail, can lift the rig
supplied with KAP kit No.2 using kit No.2's stronger Dacron line.
18g 808#16D from eletoponline365 on eBay (Manual) 120° (diagonal) wide-
angle HD video camera (details) and 2GB Micro SD card. If you have
problems getting the camera to work try reinserting the SD card. If that fails,
reformat the card using the setup program. There any many poorer quality
versions out there!!!
Recommended free video player: VideoLan (click on 'View' and then
'Advanced Controls' after installation). Use VideoLan to select the best stills
from the video.
This small camera is good on a pole too.
Wire rig (2) Supplier of this gauge wire.
Velcro
808#16D micro HD video camera
Tip: When the string is reeled out, if the camera is bobbing about too much, walk forwards for a
short distance until the line bows a little. The camera should then become transiently stable and
give a steady section of video.
REMEMBER to charge your camera via the USB cable before venturing
out! This normally takes about 1hr...it is fully charged when the green
light turns off.
To turn the camera on press the button
shown below for about 2 to 3 seconds until the
light changes from red to green. The light
should remain on, indicating standby mode.
To start the video recording briefly press the
button shown below and the light should flash
3 times and then go out. The camera is now
shooting video.
Reverse the process to stop the video and then turn off the camera. Use the black USB lead to
connect the camera to the computer for charging and for downloading the videos (with the
camera in standby mode). The micro SD card can also be removed.
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KAP kit No.1a
Starter kit replacement
9th September 2015
The transverse pendulum starter rig has now been replaced with above Picavet cross-
based rig. The camera will have either the Omnivision OV2710 chipset, as above, or the
higher resolution OV4689. Total weight of the rig, including camera is 131g. The camera
shoots video or stills with interval modes of 2, 3, 5,10, 20, 30 or 60 seconds.
WiFi app 'Ez icam'
The camera is turned on by holding down the button on the front for about 3 seconds. The
camera is set to interval mode by then briefly pressing the same button 3 times in
succession. Pressing the shutter button on the top of the camera will then start the camera
taking photos in a continuous sequence until the shutter button is pressed again to stop it.
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Variant for vertical work.
New kit camera
Supplied with picavet suspension (as above) or a selfie stick depending on kite size.
24th September 2016
Novatek 96660 chip, Sony IMX 117 (12MP) sensor
Interval mode
Turn the camera on by briefly pressing the grey button on the top.
Enter the setup mode by pressing the grey button three more times.
Press the button on the front of the camera eleven times and then
press the red button to enter the 'capture mode'.
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Press the button on the front once to move to the 2 second timer
Press the red button to select the 2 second timer.
Press the grey button twice to move to camera mode.
Press the red button to automatically take a photo every 2 seconds.
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I preset the
Quality to 'Fine'
Image size '12M 4032x3024'
Sharpness to 'Soft' for best image quality. Images can be sharpened
on the computer if necessary.
Exposure to -1/3 (or less) to avoid burnt out areas of the image.
WiFi app 'CANANY'
.
Half of the donations were of the Standard kit No.2
KAP kit No.2
(Standard)
A tough, waterproof, shock resistant
system with a replaceable UV filter on
the front of the lens.
Cost to put such a kit together online
£230+, based on the Celtic Delta.
Replacement spars (eg 1)
Repair tape (eg 1, 2)
HQ Power Sled M 1.7, HQ 3m Delta Graphic Rainbow*, 9ft Emma Kites Mylar
Delta*, 9ft Mylar Delta copy or Spirit of Air, 2.6m Giant Celtic Delta (line and reel
included). Basic guide
With the delta, make sure that the outer spars are pushed down to the lower corners of the kite
before flight. With the sled, if one of the fibreglass spars pops out of the fabric, do not fly it until
the spar is reinserted with the end cap in place.
Compact camera (formerly the Pentax WG 1** with built-in interval mode - now
the the Pentax WG-10, but soon being replaced by the Pentax/Ricoh WG20)
and SD card. Manual
Typical settings for KAP work with the WG-10, with ISO 200
and interval set to 10 seconds.
Other techniques for triggering camera shutters.
Brooxes Simplex Picavet rig.
Halo reel with ~90m of 65daN (140lb) Dacron Black line or, latterly, 60m of
220lb Dacron line.
* The HQ 3m deltas are no longer exported to the UK and the 9ft Mylar delta is no longer shipped
to the UK by Emma Kites.
** The WG 2 and 3 do not allow interval mode to be selected along with sports mode, as with the
WG1, so faster speeds cannot be set as a preference. However, the WG 1/2/3 cameras can also
be operated with a GentLed which will give shorter interval shooting times than 10 seconds and
still permit the use of sports mode. The Pentax WG-10 appears to be like the WG-1.
Phase 2: near infra-red
New
KAP kit No.3
(NIR Standard)
As kit No.2 but with the camera
professionally converted for use in
the near infra-red.
Cost to put such a kit together online
£440+, based on the Celtic Delta.
These cameras are reserved for proven KAPers already within the Scheme,
with priority to Group members. We supply these with a 760nm near infra-red
filter.
Typical settings for KAP work with the WG-10 near infra-red
converted camera, with ISO 200 and interval set to 10
seconds. The camera is set to auto focus.
(Using the infinity setting (mountain icon) does not work with
some of these cameras and some focus on infinity when set
to macro. Manual focus settings can also be saved)
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Safety
Children should always be supervised by responsible adults. The adults should ensure that the children are
flying an appropriate kite for their abilities, in the prevailing wind, and be aware of any risks to both the children
and members of the public. Kites should not be flown near roads, vehicles, power lines, airfields, animals and
drones, or when there is a risk of lightening, or even a steady electrical discharge from clouds. Kites should not
be flown in the rain or with a wet line.
In unstable winds, assuming that there is sufficient lift, the addition of a fuzzy tail (1) (2) helps stabilise the kite.
We normally provided these with the above kits. Handle the kites with care and do not drag them along the
ground. Do not fly in winds gusting over 20mph. Aim to fly in a light to moderate breeze. Always check the
weather forecast. Keep away from power lines, trees, buildings and airports. In the UK do not fly a kite above
60m, unless you have obtained special permission from the Civil Aviation Authority.
With the deltas, always bend the spreader spar to fit the pockets, do not pull on the
pockets or you will find yourself needing repair tape!
Avoid flying in winds above 20mph, you will damage the kite and probably write-off the
camera.
Do not hand the kit to someone that you have not instructed in its use, unless you are
supervising them.
Remember sturdy gloves!
Always check that the Pentax is set to its widest angle, not telephoto, before flight.
Kite lines are supplied with swivels for attaching to the kite when flown. Swivels are useful for untwisting lines.
After prolonged use, swivels can fail and, ideally, the line should be attached directly to the kite using a knot, or
replace the swivel after prolonged use. This is less of an issue with the gentle starter kit. The kite and line
should be checked regularly for signs of wear.
Launch the kite at the end of at least 20m of line and fly it for a while to check its stability before attaching the
camera. The further the camera is attached away from the kite, the more stable it will be.
Homemade Picavet rig with power sled 24 kite (June 2007)
Published with the kind permission of David Hunt
© David Hunt
The easiest way to attach an action camera or phone to a kite line is with a selfie stick
(note the red, safety, end screw)
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The knot used above
(Loop-over constrictor knot)
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A double twist variant for when the kite is already in flight see: https://youtu.be/iirCwYONnIY
In flight the selfie stick is fully extended.
There are many variations with this approach.
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Two selfie stick configurations, the upper one with a Flir One thermal imager (normally secured with PVC tape) and phone on a
lockable-section stick.
An aerial photo of Armadale, West Lothian, using the above selfie stick with a phone's camera and a 2.6m
Celtic Delta Kite.
If you have any problems with the kit, including damage, or queries, please get back to me.
Feedback is both encouraged and welcomed. The Scheme is the first of its kind and I am sure
that there is significant scope for improvement.
This page is under constant revision.
John Wells
john wlatrust.org.uk
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Crop marks at Nesley Farm, Gloucestershire.
June 2011
One of many ways to tie a line to a kite
1 2
3 4
Important: At stage 3, pull the top of the loop on the left to tighten the knot. It is crucial that the lower loop is pulled
through the knot to bind it securely. Note the anti-slip knot at the end of the line. Knots see also here
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Jim Knowles and John Wells demonstrating kite aerial photography on Cairnpapple.
Aligning the camera on the Brooxes Simplex Picavet rig ready for launching.
2012
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Inverness and Ross and Cromarty Young Archaeologists Clubs, West Mulchaich.
2009
Near infra-red kite aerial photography at the Hidden Heritage Project excavations in Tarbet along with with Northlight Heritage and school groups.
May 2013
If you are flying a kite alone, it is useful to be able to fasten the kite line to an anchor point so that you can more easily attach or detach the camera
suspension.
How to anchor the kite line with a quick release knot.
Form a double loop as shown above and anchor using the two loops. On removing the line, simply pull the single loop to untie.
A more line-friendly knot is the Kalmyk Loop
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This is an excellent quick release knot
Cairnpapple looking southwards, August 2009 (Pentax Optio W60).
Near Ultraviolet to the Thermal Infra-Red
Near infra-red
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KAP: Visible and near infra-red taken by Jim Knowles at Rufford.
This is a proven technique with cameras starting around £40......or free within
SNAPS!
Thermal infra-red
Visible and thermal infra-red images taken by Ulrich Kiesow from a microlight. © archaeoflug.de
2006
KAP: Ogilface Castle taken by John and the late Rosie Wells.
Flir PathFindIR Imager
March 2012
KAP: Stratford Court Playing Fields, Stroud.
(uniformly green in the visible spectrum)
Flir One Imager on a selfie stick suspended from a kite line.
John Wells
April 2016
Near ultraviolet
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Near ultraviolet KAP, but at a lower angle, taken by John
and the late Rosie Wells.
< Visible section overlapping with foreground of the
NUV image above.
Much more work is needed in the UV but application may be limited to excavation sites and man-made materials
and minerals.
Kite aerial photography of archaeological sites
Gormyre Hill
Imaging sites can be split broadly into 6 main areas of interest
Location
Delineation
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Assimilation
Building, wall, post hole, brick, pebble etc.
Manipulation
Process, stitch, 3D model, illuminate etc. Often,
photographers are frustrated by the quality of some
their images. Images can be transformed by simply
clicking on 'auto levels' in Photoshop or the equivalent
in many other programs (eg. the free GIMP or the
simple Picasa which also allows you to level the
horizon), followed by sharpening the image. Photoscan
(download free and have a go) is our program of
choice for both stitching images and for constructing
virtual 3D models. A section on this stage will be
included at a later date.
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Interpretation
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Presentation
Display, project, print (inc. 3D), animate etc.
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The image resolution (and therefore choice of camera) required will vary on the height from which the images
are to be acquired. For site location and delineation, the Starter Kit is more than adequate (1250x720 pixels),
with images only several hundred pixels wide being sufficient, or even less in the original thermal image above.
PenCam 352 x 288 pixel image of Cairnpapple
© James Gentles 2003
The Scottish National Aerial Photography Scheme's
Kite Aerial Photography Competition
2015-2016
The Final Year's Winners
Section Winner
Armadale Primary School
West Lothian
From their Memory Cave Cafe calendar, supported by Alzheimer
Scotland.
The best aerial image taken with one of the kite kits and
submitted by a primary school, or group of similar age.
A
Armadale Primary School
Section Winner
Ron Dingwall
West Lothian
The best aerial image taken with a Starter Kit, by
anyone (excl. primary schools).Mid Howe Brock on the Island of Rousay
Section Winner
Christy Lawless
Co Mayo
Ireland
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The best aerial image taken with a Standard Kit, by
anyone.
Rathra, Rathbarna Enclosure Complex, Co Roscommon.
Quadrivallated Enclosure
2014-2015 Winners
Section Winner
Linlithgow Bridge Primary School
West Lothian
Part of their Linlithgow paper mill project
The best aerial image taken with one of the kite kits and
submitted by a primary school, or group of similar age.
Section Winner
Steve Cole
Scottish Waterways Trust
The best aerial image taken with a Starter Kit, by
anyone (excl. primary schools).
The Forth and Clyde Canal
Section Winner
Christy Lawless
Co Mayo
Ireland
The best aerial image taken with a Standard Kit, by
anyone.
Round Tower and Church, Turlough, Castlebar, Co Mayo, Ireland.
2013-2014 Winners
Section Winner
Toronto Primary School
Toronto Primary School, Livingston, West Lothian, for their image of
Blawhorn Moss, Blackridge.
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West Lothian
The best aerial image taken with one of the kite kits and
submitted by a primary school, or group of similar age.
< The image has been reproduced on a sheet of 1st Class stamps.
Section Winner
Gill Russell
Aberdeenshire
The best aerial image taken with a Starter Kit, by
anyone (excl. primary schools).
Gill Russell of Glenbuchat Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, for her Starter
Kit image of Tomnaverie stone circle near Tarland.
Gill now has a Standard Kit.
Section Winner
Séamus Ó Murchú
Dublin
The best aerial image taken with a Standard Kit, by
anyone.
The image has been made into postcards for Séamus.
Séamus has also been sent the first of the Scheme's Phase 2,
720nm near infra-red converted, compact cameras.
Séamus Ó Murchú, ArchaeoLandscapes PhD student at University
College Dublin, for his Standard Kit image of The Caher,
Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland (1).
Kite aerial photography kit recipients
Are the kits working well? Let us know.....send a picture for inclusion below ;o)
John WLATrust.org.uk
You can also post on our SNAPS Forum and tell everyone who you are and what you are doing, or intend doing, with the kit.
Photos do not correspond with any particular kit camera (any photo
can be from either kit).
Starter Kit
NIR = 830nm near infra-red
Standard Kit
NIR = near infra-red
Edinburgh University Archaeology Society
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ARCH SOC ;o)
Armadale Camera Club - West Lothian
excl. camera
Hannah McGlynn - Edinburgh Archaeology Outreach
Project
x
Ron Dingwall - History of Armadale Association and
West Lothian Archaeology Group SNAPS Schools
Coordinator
St Tanwg's Church near Harlech, Wales.
Mid Howe Brock on the Island of Rousay
Nant Gwytheryn Quarries
St. Blane's Monastery - Bute
Cockleroy Hillfort
Broch of Gurness
David Connolly - British Archaeological Jobs and
Resources and West Lothian Archaeology Group - East
Lothian
Flying the kite and rig at Whitecastle Luggate - site of 7th century chapel
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Buckets and spades in North Berwick (Edinburgh Fringe).
Brian Wilkinson - Britain from Above Activity Officer
- Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic
Monuments of Scotland - West Lothian Archaeology
Group - West Lothian
Alvie Primary School at Ballourie no wind so used
pole Allt Na Baranachd, Cairngorms
John - South Ayrshire
xexcl camera
Rural Connect - West Lothian
x
Hidden Heritage Project - Argyll and Bute
Pupil from Hermitage Academy taking his turn.
Near infra-red video clip
x
Katy Firth - Northlight Heritage - Council for British
Archaeology Trainee - Glasgow
Edinburgh Young Archaeologists Club >
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Pupils from Kirkmichael Primary School with their
trenches on the Glenshee excavation
Camstane Quarry in Holyrood Park
Bernice Keegan - West Lothian Wonderful Wild Wednesdays events of
Rural Connect
x
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Young kite aerial photographers in Torphichen with the Standard Kit!
Howden Park
Armadale
Sybil (and the late Brian) Cavanagh - West Lothian x
Roger Griffith - North Ayrshire (a member of the Canmore User
Group) (1) (2) (830nm NIR)
Ardeer Primary School pupils.
Still from first video Barrmill Village: Still from aerial survey
Toronto Primary School - West Lothian
Pupils at Blawhorn Moss West Lothian
Becky Plunkett - West Lothian Council Greenspace
Officer
x
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Alison Sheridan et al. - National Museum of Scotland -
Edinburgh - (Archaeological KAP Group)
Clarkly Hill (Fraser Hunter)Clarkly Hill (Fraser Hunter)
Santiago Arribas - Historic Scotland Edinburgh
x
Rangers - Historic Scotland Linlithgow, West Lothian
x
Ricardo Costa - Portugal
9ft Mylar Delta kite only
Armadale Primary School - West Lothian
A page from their Memory Cave Cafe* calendar.
*supported by Alzheimer Scotland.
Val Dufeu - Clackmannanshire
x
Steven Raeside - Scottish Industrial Preservation Trust,
Glasgow (deceased)
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Lindsey - Glasgow School of Art and Scottish Industrial
Preservation Trust
x
Julie Gibson - University of the Highlands and Islands,
Orkney
x
Andrew Coulson - Musselburgh Conservation Society,
Musselburgh
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First outing
David McClean - Education Officer, West Lothian
x
Tom Hill - Armadale Academy, West Lothian
x
Tom Smith - West Lothian Family History Society, West
Lothian
x
Alex Hale - Royal Commission on the Ancient and
Historic Monuments of Scotland, Edinburgh
x x
Oliver O'Grady - Living Lomonds Landscape Partnership
xx
Steve and Julia Barton - Nottingham
Castlerigg Stone Circle Cumbria
First flight at an archaeological site.
Betty Hunter - History of Armadale Association, West
Lothian
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First outing
Steve Cole - Canal Greenspace Development Officer
Waterways Trust (1) (2)
and Louise Gamble (Community Engagement Officer -
Council for British Archaeology Trainee)
First archaeological on-site flight with the Twechar Youth Group
(Barhill, to right).
Easter Carmuirs Primary School visit to the Falkirk
Wheel.
Barrhill Roman Fort (Twechar) -
Richard Strachan - Historic Scotland
xx
Daniel Wood - Student - Leeds
x
Stroud District (and nearby) Gloucestershire
known locally on Facebook as
Stroud Kite Aerial Photography
Emily Glass - Bristol Dig Berkeley
Rob Berry - University of Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
X
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Heidi Walker (and Jason) - WLAG, Stroud, Glos. Heidi is
a Volunteer Photographer with the National Trust.
(Archaeological KAP Group)
Tintagel ^
< Near Stroud
< Tintagel ^
Tump on Selsey Common, near Stroud.
The end of Passage Road by the River Severn
Alice Fallon - Cirencester College / Royal Agricultural
University
Heidi Walker with Alice Fallon (right)
Cirencester College
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Deborah Roberts - Stroud Valleys Project and others.
John Wells with Deborah on Edge Common, near Stroud
Edge Common Swift's Hill
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Amy Woodget - Post-doctoral researcher and lecturer in
remote sensing and river science - University of
Worcester (760nm NIR)
Out on Rodborough Common, near Stroud.
Staff and students at the Christopher Cadbury Wetland Reserve at Upton Warren
Stacey Perkin - Rosary Catholic Primary School - Stroud
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Alfie Jobbins - Stroud Kites (camera and rig only)
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Ian Williams
x
Allsorts
Seven action cameras for wheelchairs. Kite(s) to follow if interested.
Karin Sztygiel
Starter camera, selfie stick and 2.6m Celtic Delta
Jacque Soze
Refocussed 16MP Xiaomi Yi camera, selfie stick and 2.6m Celtic Delta
Richard Ball and Gerry Harte - Vale of Evesham
Historical Society
Refocussed 16MP Xiaomi Yi camera, Ricoh WG-20 and 2.6m Celtic Delta
Louise Little - Randwick Cubs Starter kit
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Jo Kingsbury - Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Glasgow multiple users and use
x x x
Stefan Sagrott - National Trust for Scotland
x x
Dominic Powlesland - schools project on the DMV at
East Heslerton x
Ian Lewis - Oatridge College - Scotland's Rural College -
West Lothian
x
Torphichen Primary School - Ms Ferguson - West
Lothian
First flight - part of their Prehistory Project with
Historic Scotland, Rural Connect and Northlight
Heritage etc.
Jeff Sanders - Scottish Archaeological Research
Framework / Dig It! 2015 - Society of Antiquaries of
Scotland - Edinburgh
A cautionary note from Jeff
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The DigIt!2015 website is officially launched 15 March
2014
Susan and Robin Hunter - Association of Certificated
Field Archaeologists
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Carol Dickson - Edinburgh Archaeological Field Society
Edinburgh
x
Bill Kerr - Kite Club of Scotland - West Lothian
(Archaeological KAP Group)
First outing with the new camera within 1 day of receipt, taken in
miserable conditions.
Camera only
Eastertoun Primary School - West Lothian
x
Windyknowe Primary School - West Lothian
x
Balbardie Primary School - West Lothian
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Armadale Beavers - West Lothian x
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Kirkliston Primary School - West Lothian
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Kirkhill Primary School - West Lothian
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Blackridge Primary School - West Lothian
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Ken Bowker - Moidart History Group
x
Acharacle Primary School - Highland
x
Arisaig Primary School - Highland
x
Gill Russell - Glenbuchat Strathdon Aberdeenshire
Tomnaverie stone circle near Tarland.
Taken with the starter kit, demonstrating that lighting is everything!
Paul Adams - Scottish Natural Heritage (Blawhorn Moss)
Blawhorn Moss
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Paul Duffy - Bute
x x
Paul Cordes - Tyne and Wear (DART Workshop follow-up) x
Detection of Archaeological Residues using remote sensing Techniques (DART)
Horizon Scanning Workshop - Leeds University
Random number generator, 3 Starter Kit prizes ;o
Carmen Cuenca-Garcia, Crete
x x Sent as follow-up
Elaine
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Hannah Brown - University of Bradford
Field boundaries and sheep ;o)
x
Sent as follow-up
Allan's Primary School - Stirling
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James Young High School - Livingston
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Giles Carey - Warwick (1, 2, 3) (830nm NIR)
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3D model of Oswestry Hillfort west entrance.
Wonston village
Thornborough Central Henge
See also: https://sketchfab.com/models/76d516332586480c9c08f8306714ba27
Jonathan and Ian - Murieston Environmental Group
x
Archaeology Scotland (830nm NIR)
Heritage Heroes Project: Biggar aerial photography crew.
Outing to Boghall Castle
Michael Brown (830nm NIR)
xx
Clackmannanshire Field Studies Society
Inaugural flight on Cairnpapple
Kite flyer Sadie Archibald
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xx x
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Sophie Nicol - Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust
Anna Welti - WeDigs in Wester Ross
x
Mrs Bruce - Linlithgow Bridge Primary School - West
Lothian
Linlithgow Mill Stories: A project involving the Local History Library
and Museums Galleries Scotland.
West Lothian Council and Lottery Funded
Flying from the school playground, looking
northwards, to locate the site of the old paper mill.
Paul Sorowka - Stirling Field and Archaeological Society
x
Colin Davenport - Stirling Young Archaeologists' Club
Taken on the way home, after collecting the kit.
x
Phil Bowyer - Tynedale Archaeology
x
Karin Chipulina - East Lothian Forest School
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Andi Neilson - East Lothian Forest School
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plus Celtic Delta
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Ross Flemington - East Lothian Forest School, Pilmeny
Development Project and Edinburgh City Council
Community Learning and Development South
Nicola Hamilton - Lecropt Nursery - Bridge of Allan
x
Frank McElhinney - Glasgow School of Art
Now co-founder of the GSA Kite Flying Society
Around Bannockburn
Seren Griffiths - HeritageTogether.org - 3D modelling
x
plus spare kite
Óskar Gísli Sveinbjarnarson - Aberdeen University
HQ FF2 kite only
Linda Moorhouse - Cree Valley Community Woodlands
Trust (Archaeology)
x x
Murrayfield Primary School - West Lothian
x
Mary Saunders - Bradford University (Archaeology)
(Archaeological KAP Group)
A photogrammetric model of part of the landscape in
the Dales.
x
Sarah Chapman and Lynsey McNab - The Sir Duncan
Rice Library - University of Aberdeen
x x
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Bathgate Historic Conservation Society - Joseph Welsh
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Westfield Primary School - West Lothian
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Newton Primary School - Dunblane
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Sandra Miller - World Heritage Site Ranger Service -
Orkney
x x
Strathyre Primary School
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Sarah Young - Dedridge Primary School - West Lothian
St David's Primary School - Edinburgh
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St Anthony's Primary School - Armadale
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plus helium rubbish bag kit
Parkhead Primary School - West Calder
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Aberdeen University Archaeology Society
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Jacques le Roux - Bathgate Academy - West Lothian x
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Renfrewshire Local History Forum - Andrew Eadie
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A group present at the DigIt!2015 launch ?
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Scottish Coastal Archaeology and the Problem of
Erosion (SCAPE) - Joanna Hambly
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Lauren McIntyre - Elmet Archaeological Services
x
Derryck Reid - Outreach - Heriot Watt University
x (plus spare camera)
Keith Dingwall
Crubenbeg holiday Cottages near Newtonmore.
Helen Goodchild - Dept. Archaeology - York University
x
Catherine Parker - HS and Sanday Archaeology Group -
Orkney
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Douglas Scott - Easter Ross 760nm NIR
Torhouse stone circle in Galloway
St. Bridget's chapel site in Strathnairn
Carn Irenan - Clava type passage cairn
Upper Lagmore Clava type passage cairn in
Strathspey
Toradroch - Clava type ring cairn in Strathnairn nea
Inverness
Aileen Penny - Aberfoyle Primary School
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Archaeology Above and Below
A meeting of invited participants, with the Taoiseach, at Balla Secondary
School, Co. Mayo., Europe's flagship school in kite and geophysical
archaeological remote sensing.
4th April 2014
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Image Courtesy Western Care Association - Photographer John Moylette.
The Prime Minister of Ireland, Enda Kenny along with participants, including members of SNAPS and seven members of the Archaeological KAP Group,
from Armadale (John), Linlithgow (Jim), Stroud (Heidi), Claremorris, Co. Mayo (Kevin), Waterford (Tina), Turlough, Castlebar, Co. Mayo (Christy) and
Dublin (Séamus).
Standing immediately behind the Prime Minister is the eminent Irish archaeo-geophysicist Kevin Barton (left) with Dr. Axel G. Posluschny from the Roman-
Germanic Commission of the German Archaeological Institute and Project Leader of the EU's Culture Programme's ArchaeoLandscapes Europe Project.
The Prime Minister gave and informed talk on heritage and archaeology and emphasised how local studies help reinforce a local and national identity. He
also spoke about the increasing use of low-level aerial photography, including kites.
The meeting had a variety of talks, outdoor work with kite aerial photography and poster displays, but also included the entrants to a heritage poster
competition for schools. The posters of professionals, amateurs and school children were presented together, something to keep the professionals on their
toes ;o)
Schools Poster Competition
The Prime Minister presented the first prize, symbolically a kite, to pupils from Lankill for their poster of
a heritage walk around their town.
John presented the second prize for a poster on Balla.
This meeting was followed by an open meeting at the Rathcroghan Visitor Centre, Tulsk, Co. Roscommon.
5-6th April 2014
Roscommon Castle
Flash Earth
Kite aerial photos taken in both the visible spectrum and rain!
Oblique view Inverted (negative) Near vertical tilt of an inverted, virtual 3D model.
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An example of mapping on a colour gradient, where
thresholds can be varied (model as above).
As their hotel was close by, Jim and John strolled over to Roscommon Castle and took some kite aerial photos. These images illustrate visual
KAP, which can then be extended into the near and thermal infra-red and followed up with geophysical surveys if appropriate.
Recipients in Ireland
(and at the conference)
(normally, kits are no longer supplied outside Scotland)
Kevin Barton - Landscape and Geophysical Services
(Archaeological KAP Group) 760nm NIR
Hill of Tara
Rathbeg
Rathcroghan - A kite and kite flyer top left!
Flying an HQ KAP Foil 1.6m at Mount
Storsteinen (421m), Tromsø Municipality,
Norway, March 2015.
Balla Secondary School, Co Mayo - ArcLand BARS
Project / Balla Secondary School, Co Mayo
Rathcroghan (2) with geophysics survey grid in place
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Tina Keating - Copper Coast Geopark - Waterford
(Archaeological KAP Group)
Dunhill Castle and the Anne Valley with the 5th year students from
Stella Maris Secondary School, Tramore. Co Waterford.
All images from the kites first outing!!!
Ian Brown - Keble College - Oxford
x
Frank Scott (Facebook) - Roscommon Heritage Group
(Archaeological KAP Group) 760nm NIR
Rath Brennan, Co. Roscommon.
Rathcroghan
Rathbrennan
At Rathbrennan - Roscommon
Rathbrennan - unrecorded feature lower left?
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Ballybride, Co. Roscommom (near infra-red).
Ballintobber Castle Excavation.
Roscommon Castle (near infra-red)
Ballintobber Castle Excavation (near infra-red).
Dundonnell Castle, Co Roscommon.
Ballintobber Castle Excavation (near infra-red).
Séamus Ó Murchú - University College Dublin -
(Archaeological KAP Group) 720nm NIR
The Caher, Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland (1, 2)
Gary Dempsey (Archaeological KAP Group)
Larger version
Conor Brady - Dundalk Institute of Technology
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Balla Secondary School (backup)
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Rathcroghan Visitor Centre - Roscommon, Ireland.
Community and School projects initiated by Gary
Dempsey and Kevin Barton.
Rindoon
Pauline McDermott - Tochar Valley Rural Community
Network
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Amanda Young - Navan Fort
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Joe Fenwick - National University of Ireland - Galway
(Archaeological KAP Group)
Ross Errilly Friary, North Galway. ^
Roscam early monastic site, East Galway. >
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David McGuinness - Westmeath Archaeological &
Historical Society
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Stella Maris Secondary School - Co. Waterford
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Christy Lawless - Field Archaeologist - Co. Mayo
(Archaeological KAP Group) 760nm NIR
Round Tower and Church, Turlough, Castlebar, Co
Mayo. (4 miles north east of Castlebar). Church
founded by St. Patrick in the 5th century. Round
Tower 9th-12th century.
Earthen Ringfort (adjacent to the Round Tower).
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Round Tower and Church, Turlough, Castlebar, Co Mayo.
Crannog, Achill Island off the Co. Mayo coast.
Staigue Stone Fort, Co. Kerry.
Moyne Abbey Killala, North Co Mayo
Deserted Village, Achill Island, Co. Mayo, West of
Ireland.
Creevykeel Court Tomb, Cliffony, Co Sligo.
Nymphsfield Stone Circle, Cong, Co. Mayo.
Ballintubber Abbey, Castlebar, Co. Mayo.
Carnfree field, Co. Roscommon.
Achill Henge – A modern Stonehenge look-alike.
Rathlacken Court Tomb, Lacken, North Co Mayo.
(Pole aerial photo)
Eochai’s Cairn, Cairn, The Neale, Co. Mayo.
Carn Lamha Mound, Co. Roscommon.
Carnfree Mound, Co. Roscommon.
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Pole shadow selfie with Kevin Barton talking
geophysics.
Rathrar, Rathbarna Quadrivalleted Enclosure Complex, Co Roscommon.
Kite aerial photo by Christy Lawless
Yvonne McDermott - Galway Mayo Institute of
Technology
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Balla Secondary School, Co Mayo
^ The view across Balla with the school on the left and the old walled garden in
the foreground, taken by the students (Flash Earth).
< Students at Balla Secondary School with Heidi left, Jim at the top and John wit
Geography teacher Anna Finlay, who helped make the meeting such a success.
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Here is a still from a simple, virtual 3D model looking vertically downwards. The model was
constructed from 4 images, taken by the students, from roughly the same position, hence the lower
resolution on the far, northern side. The camera positions are numbered and indicated in blue at the
left of the image. Ideally, images should be captured from around any feature. The black areas are
regions not visible to the camera.
General Background to Teaching Archaeology in School
A Continuing Professional Development Course for West Lothian Teachers, 4.30 to 6.30pm, 27th May
(Middle – Upper Primary Teachers. Secondary teachers to S3)
SRUC Oatridge Campus
Ecclesmachan, Broxburn, EH52 6NH, West Lothian.
Russell.Smith@sruc.ac.uk Tel. 01506 864800 Ext.192
Archaeology
First session with a member of staff from Archaeology Scotland, looking at a general background in archaeology in schools, with emphasis on
skills, modern methods and techniques and how this applies to the classroom and grounds.
Kite Aerial Photography
Second session looking at the kite aerial photography, using kites and cameras with members of West Lothian Archaeological Trust. Kite aerial
photography kits for all attending teachers to take back to their schools.
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(Photo: Courtesy Rural Connect)
David Banks - ASD Outreach - Cedarbank/Deans
Community High School - Livingston
First flight - Bing Land
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Patrick - Kirkhill Primary
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Tom Wallace - Autism Outreach - Deans/Cedarbank
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K.S. - Autism Outreach
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Craig Potter - Knightridge Primary
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Planned Project(s) of Bo'ness Schools and 'Friends of Kinneil' - Falkirk
Initiated and coordinated by Maria Ford, Friends of Kinneil.
Bo'ness Public School
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Kinneil School
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St Mary's RC School
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Deanburn Primary School
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Blackness Primary School
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Grange School
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Jill Masson - Broxburn Academy
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Robin Sharp - Dunfermline & District Probus Club
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Tamsyn Sloan
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Jane Miller - Flodden Young Archaeologists' Club
Ford Moss
Dun Dornaigil
First outing!
Helen Webber - Kirkland High School and Community
College / Buckhaven High School - Fife (Extension from
Living Lomonds above)
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Jackie Sangster - SCRAN - RCAHMS
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North Berwick
Tantallon Castle and Bass Rock
Primary 5 class, Law School,North Berwick
West Lothian
From June 2015
Ruth Watson / Susan Johnston - Low Port Primary
School - Linlithgow
ActionCam and 2m delta
Paul Charlton - 4th West Lothian Scout Group -
Linlithgow
2 Celtic Delta, selfie stick and 4K ActionCam variants
Fiona McNeill - Conolly House School - Blackburn
ActionCam and 2m delta
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Isla Wright - St Margaret's Academy - Livingston
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Karen Rojboonthueng - Letham Primary - Livingston
ActionCam, 2m delta and 1.68m sled
Taryn Morag Gouck - Bathgate - University of Glasgow
Lana Wallace - Carmondean Primary School
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A member of Falkirk Young Archaeologists' Club using one of the poles donated to Archaeology Scotland, October 2009.
Jim, Cade, Heidi and John of West Lothian Archaeology with a (discontinued) Sutton Flow Form on Cairnpapple.
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Blackness Castle looking south-westwards, June 2010 (Pentax Optio W60).
An inverted kite aerial image of an excavation taken with an earlier, lower resolution version of the Pentax WG10 that is now included in our Standard Kit.
3D version (8.34MB pdf) Ctrl+left mouse button to move image, left mouse button to rotate, wheel to zoom.
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Excavation at Nesley Farm, Gloucestershire.
June 2011
Cade and John Wells with the prototype kite thermal imager.
September 2011
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