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Updated 3rd October 2008

(Fuji S6500fd, R72 infra-red filter, ISO 200, f3.3, 1/2sec.)

Looking north from the path on the hillside behind the houses of Millburn Crescent ( R72 infra-red filter )

Woodend Farm site (compare with Blackridge site)

Looking from the northeast (approx)

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
Southern edge looking east -Barbauchlaw Glen on right Southern edge looking west
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)

 

Woodend Survey 19th May 2007

 

 

 

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

Jill Strobridge organising the plane table survey

Drawing a plane table plan is encouraged by SRP with equipment provided by RCAHMS

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

 

Peter checking his linear array (Data below) Peter and Ian deep in discussion
Looking east As left but in the infra-red
Infra-red kite aerial photo (Western end - see above photo)

Note the circular feature and tyre marks

Same features as left
 
Warm, dry and, occasionally, sunny: ideal conditions for a
rest from activities
 

 

Linear Array Data    © Peter Morris

 

 

 

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