Woodend Archaeological Site
Site 1: NS 927 690
Updated 3rd October 2008
(Fuji S6500fd, R72 infra-red filter, ISO 200, f3.3, 1/2sec.)
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Looking north from the path on the hillside behind the houses of Millburn Crescent ( R72 infra-red filter ) |
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Woodend Farm site (compare with Blackridge site) |
Looking from the northeast (approx) |
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Looking from the northeast (approx) |
Looking from the northwest (approx) |
The site is best viewed from the path on the hillside to the south/east, behind the houses of Millburn Crescent (see below)
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The site from the path alongside Barbauchlaw Glen |
The northern edge as approached from the east |
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| Southern edge looking east -Barbauchlaw Glen on right | Southern edge looking west |
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| The northern edge looking east | Southern edge looking north |
Woodend Survey 21st April 2007
A survey of the Woodend location was conducted on the 21 April 2007 by The Edinburgh Archaeological Field Society (EAFS)
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Woodend Survey 19th May 2007
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The weather conditions were atrocious and the survey did not proceed beyond Woodend. Despite this, Peter Morris saved the day with his magnetometry readings using a Bartington Gradiometer. The results are shown below along with the ground resistance data collected by the team on the 21st April.
Survey Results
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Jill Strobridge organising the plane table survey Drawing a plane table plan is encouraged by SRP with equipment provided by RCAHMS |
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Orientation ^ West
Left: Magnetometry (© Peter Morris) Right: Ground Resistance (© EAFS)
Also, on the 19th May, we spoke for the first time to David Partner who was a history teacher at Armadale Academy when he was involved in supervising pupils at the original excavation in the late1960s. He told us that, at that time, they believed that they were dealing with a motte and bailey castle and that their dig was within the inner wall.
We hope to gather more information about this original excavation and are looking forward to others contacting us who may have a photographic record.
An EAFS report was submitted to Historic Scotland in March 2008:
H.M.D. Jones, Geophysical Survey at Ogilface Castle and Stand Hill, Armadale, West Lothian. Edinburgh Archaeological Field Society, EAFS Geophysics Occasional Paper No19, March 2008
Woodend Survey 5th August 2008
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| Peter checking his linear array (Data below) | Peter and Ian deep in discussion |
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| Looking east | As left but in the infra-red |
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| Infra-red
kite aerial photo (Western end - see
above photo) Note the circular feature and tyre marks |
Same features as left |
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| Warm, dry and,
occasionally, sunny: ideal conditions for a rest from activities |
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Linear Array Data © Peter Morris |
