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Cairnpapple Hill
an
Historic Scotland site
(see also the nearby
Preceptory, Torphichen and Blackness Castle)
Archaeology Index
Aerial Photographic Techniques for Children
Aerial photo
RCAHMS
Undiscovered Scotland
Ancient Lothian
(Near infra-red
KAP)
Looking South
(KAP
Pentax Optio W60)
August 2009
At some time in the future we will take a
closer look at the Bathgate Hills to the south especially around the old
silver
mines (2).
Looking towards Bathgate (KAP
Pentax Optio W60)
August 2009
(KAP Pentax Optio W60)
August 2009
Foreground: Torphichen Hills as
viewed from Cairnpapple, July 2009 (Castlethorn
prehistoric hillfort left - Gormyre Hill 4th right)
Near infra-red
Bowden and
Cockleroy hillforts are also visible from
Cairnpapple
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Historic Scotland
Free Entry Weekend to Cairnpapple Hill
25-26 September 2010 |
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A wonderful weekend with good weather
and well over 450 hundred visitors |
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Pole aerial photo taken by Max (age 7).
Cockleroy Hillfort in the background (centre). |
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Rosie with her kite. |
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Picnic time. |
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kite and pole
aerial photography underway. |
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Looking towards the old
silver mines. |
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Ian Deveney helping Bronwen
to make fire. |
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| Weapons and tools (
www.battlescarweb.co.uk ) |
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| Kite Aerial Photo. |
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| Archaeologist Jim
Knowles talking geophysics with Graeme
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| Children choosing what
they would have as grave goods. |
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| Bronwen and Katy (HS). |
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| Christine (HS),
Jim (WLAG), Bronwen, Graeme (HS)
and John (WLAG). |
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Easter
Weekend 2011 |
| 22 - 24 April 2011 |
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Friday started cold and miserable.
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| Kite aerial
photo. |
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Graham Taylor (Potted
History) demonstrating ancient pottery techniques with Ian Lewis to
the left. |
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| Jan Hendry
demonstrating painting
with ground-down minerals. |
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| Replicas of
ancient tools. |
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| A small
sled kite with a drogue and a HQ Flowform 2.0 kite (used for aerial
photography) with a fuzzy tail for stability. |
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Another Activities
Weekend with Visits from the Stirling and Edinburgh
Young Archaeologists' Clubs and Others.
12-13 May 2012 |
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Rosie, Cade, John, Jim and Heidi of
the West Lothian Archaeology Group. |
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Night Hawk Delta, Becotised
Sutton FF16, HQ Power Sled M 1.7, Premier Kites Power Sled 14 and Sutton
FF16 in a strong, gusting wind. |
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Stirling YAC |
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Adjusting the camera on the picavet
suspension. |
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Flying the camera with
Cockleroy Hillfort in the background, left of
centre above the buildings. |
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Members of the
Edinburgh YAC. |
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Members of the Edinburgh YAC looking
at aerial images on the camera. |
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