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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
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Donations |
200+ KAP Kits =
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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 |
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Rosie with her KAP kit
(left) and seven other cameras in 2012 shortly before she died.
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
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SNAPS
www.SNAPScheme.info
Phase 1: visible
Phase 2:
near infra-red
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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.
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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) |
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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. |
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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. |
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.......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
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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.
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.
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Phase 1 -
ongoing in West Lothian and Stroud, Gloucestershire. |
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
Variant for vertical
work. |
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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
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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'.
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' |
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of the donations were of the Standard kit No.2
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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
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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. |
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near infra-red |
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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.
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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.
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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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Kite Aerial
Photography
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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.
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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)
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.
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.
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An aerial photo of Armadale, West Lothian, using the
above selfie stick with a phone's camera and a 2.6m Celtic Delta Kite.
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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
Crop marks at
Nesley Farm, Gloucestershire.
June 2011
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One of many ways to tie a line to a kite |
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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
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
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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. |
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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
This is an excellent quick release knot |
Cairnpapple looking southwards,
August 2009 (Pentax Optio W60).
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Thermal infra-red
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Visible and
thermal infra-red
images
taken by Ulrich Kiesow from a microlight.
© archaeoflug.de
2006 |
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KAP:
Ogilface Castle
taken by John and the late Rosie Wells.
Flir PathFindIR
Imager
March 2012 |
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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 |
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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. |
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Much more work is needed in the UV
but application may be limited to excavation sites and man-made
materials and minerals. |
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Kite aerial photography
of archaeological sites
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Gormyre Hill
Imaging sites can
be split broadly into 6 main areas of interest
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Location
Delineation
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
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The Scottish National Aerial
Photography Scheme's
Kite Aerial Photography Competition
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2015-2016
The
Final Year's Winners
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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. |
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Armadale
Primary School |
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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 |
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Section Winner
Christy Lawless
Co Mayo
Ireland
The best aerial image taken
with a Standard Kit, by anyone. |
Rathra, Rathbarna Enclosure Complex, Co Roscommon.
Quadrivallated Enclosure |
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2014-2015 Winners
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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. |
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Section Winner
Steve Cole
Scottish
Waterways Trust
The best aerial image taken
with a Starter Kit, by anyone (excl. primary schools).
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The
Forth and Clyde Canal |
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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. |
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2013-2014 Winners
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Section Winner
Toronto Primary School
West Lothian
The best aerial image
taken with one of the kite kits and submitted by a primary school, or group of similar age.
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Toronto Primary School,
Livingston, West Lothian,
for their image of
Blawhorn Moss,
Blackridge.
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The image has been reproduced on a
sheet of 1st Class stamps. |
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Section Winner
Gill Russell
Aberdeenshire
The best aerial image taken
with a Starter Kit, by anyone (excl. primary schools).
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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.
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Séamus Ó Murchú,
ArchaeoLandscapes PhD student at University College
Dublin, for his Standard Kit image of The Caher, Glendalough,
County Wicklow, Ireland (1).
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Kite aerial
photography kit recipients
Are the kits working well?
Let us know.....send a picture for inclusion below
;o)
JohnWLATrust.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.
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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 |
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Edinburgh University
Archaeology Society
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 ARCH SOC ;o)
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Armadale Camera Club
- West Lothian
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excl. camera |
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Hannah McGlynn - Edinburgh Archaeology Outreach Project
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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
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David Connolly - British Archaeological Jobs
and Resources and West Lothian Archaeology
Group - East Lothian
Buckets and spades in
North Berwick (Edinburgh Fringe). |
Flying the kite and rig at
Whitecastle |
Luggate - site of 7th century chapel |
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Brian Wilkinson - Britain from Above Activity
Officer - Royal
Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland - West Lothian Archaeology
Group - West Lothian
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Alvie Primary School at Ballourie no
wind so used pole |
Allt Na Baranachd, Cairngorms |
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John - South Ayrshire
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Rural Connect
- West Lothian
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Hidden Heritage
Project -
Argyll and Bute
Pupil from Hermitage Academy taking his turn. |
Near
infra-red video clip
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Katy Firth - Northlight
Heritage - Council for British Archaeology Trainee - Glasgow
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Edinburgh Young Archaeologists Club >
www.edinburghyac.wordpress.com/photo-archive/
Pupils from Kirkmichael
Primary School with their trenches on the Glenshee
excavation |
 
Camstane Quarry in Holyrood Park
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Bernice Keegan
- West Lothian
Young kite aerial
photographers in Torphichen with the Standard Kit! |
Wonderful Wild Wednesdays events of
Rural
Connect
Howden Park
Armadale |
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Sybil (and the late Brian) Cavanagh - West Lothian |
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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 |
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Toronto Primary School - West Lothian
Pupils at Blawhorn Moss West Lothian
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Becky Plunkett - West Lothian Council Greenspace
Officer
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Alison Sheridan
et al. - National Museum of Scotland - Edinburgh -
(Archaeological KAP Group)
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Clarkly Hill
(Fraser Hunter) |
Clarkly Hill
(Fraser Hunter) |
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Santiago Arribas - Historic
Scotland Edinburgh
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Rangers - Historic
Scotland Linlithgow, West Lothian
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Ricardo Costa - Portugal
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9ft
Mylar Delta kite only |
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Armadale Primary School - West Lothian
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A page from their Memory Cave Cafe*
calendar.
*supported by Alzheimer
Scotland. |
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Val Dufeu - Clackmannanshire
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Steven Raeside -
Scottish Industrial
Preservation Trust, Glasgow (deceased)
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camera only |
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Lindsey - Glasgow School of Art and
Scottish Industrial
Preservation Trust
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Julie Gibson - University
of the Highlands and Islands, Orkney
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Andrew Coulson - Musselburgh
Conservation Society, Musselburgh
First outing
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David McClean - Education Officer, West Lothian
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Tom Hill - Armadale Academy, West Lothian
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Tom Smith - West Lothian Family History
Society,
West Lothian
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Alex Hale - Royal
Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland, Edinburgh
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Oliver O'Grady - Living Lomonds Landscape Partnership
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Steve and Julia Barton - Nottingham
Castlerigg Stone Circle
Cumbria
First flight at an archaeological
site.
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Betty Hunter - History of
Armadale Association, West Lothian
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First outing |
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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).
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Easter Carmuirs Primary School visit to
the Falkirk Wheel.
Barrhill Roman Fort (Twechar) -
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Richard Strachan - Historic
Scotland
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Daniel Wood - Student - Leeds
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Stroud District (and nearby) Gloucestershire
known locally on Facebook as
Stroud
Kite Aerial Photography
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Emily Glass -
Bristol Dig Berkeley
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Rob Berry -
University of Gloucestershire Gloucestershire
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Heidi Walker (and Jason) - WLAG, Stroud,
Glos. Heidi is a Volunteer Photographer with
the National Trust.
(Archaeological KAP Group)
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Tintagel ^
< Near Stroud
< Tintagel ^ |
Tump on Selsey Common, near Stroud.
The end of Passage Road by the River Severn
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Alice Fallon
- Cirencester College / Royal Agricultural
University
Heidi Walker with
Alice Fallon (right) |
Cirencester College |
x |
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Deborah Roberts -
Stroud Valleys Project
and others.
John Wells with
Deborah on Edge Common, near Stroud |
Edge Common
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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.
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Staff and students at the Christopher
Cadbury Wetland Reserve at Upton Warren
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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
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Allsorts
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Seven action cameras for wheelchairs.
Kite(s) to follow if interested. |
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Karin Sztygiel
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Starter camera, selfie stick and 2.6m
Celtic Delta |
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Jacque Soze
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Refocussed 16MP Xiaomi Yi camera, selfie stick and 2.6m
Celtic Delta |
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Richard Ball and Gerry Harte - Vale of Evesham
Historical Society
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Refocussed 16MP Xiaomi Yi camera, Ricoh
WG-20 and 2.6m
Celtic Delta |
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Louise Little - Randwick Cubs
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Starter kit |
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Jo Kingsbury -
Royal Society for
the Protection of Birds Glasgow
multiple users and use
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x x |
x |
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Stefan Sagrott - National Trust for Scotland
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x |
x |
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Dominic Powlesland - schools project on the DMV at East
Heslerton |
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x |
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Ian Lewis - Oatridge
College - Scotland's Rural
College - West Lothian
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x |
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Torphichen Primary School - Ms Ferguson - West
Lothian
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First flight - part of their Prehistory
Project with Historic Scotland, Rural Connect and Northlight
Heritage etc. |
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Jeff Sanders - Scottish Archaeological Research
Framework
/ Dig It! 2015 -
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland - Edinburgh
The
DigIt!2015 website is
officially launched 15 March 2014
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A cautionary note from Jeff |
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Susan and Robin Hunter
- Association of Certificated Field Archaeologists
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Carol Dickson
- Edinburgh Archaeological Field
Society Edinburgh
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x |
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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.
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Camera only |
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Eastertoun Primary School - West Lothian
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x |
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Windyknowe Primary School - West Lothian
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x |
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Balbardie Primary School - West Lothian
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x |
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Armadale Beavers - West Lothian
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x |
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Kirkliston Primary School - West Lothian
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x |
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Kirkhill Primary School - West Lothian
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x |
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Blackridge Primary School - West Lothian
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x |
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Ken Bowker -
Moidart History Group
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x |
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Acharacle
Primary School - Highland
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x |
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Arisaig Primary School
- Highland
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x |
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Gill Russell -
Glenbuchat Strathdon
Aberdeenshire
Tomnaverie stone
circle near Tarland.
Taken with the starter
kit, demonstrating that lighting is everything!
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Paul Adams -
Scottish Natural Heritage (Blawhorn Moss)
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Blawhorn Moss |
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Paul Duffy - Bute
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x |
x |
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Paul Cordes - Tyne and Wear
(DART Workshop follow-up)
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x |
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Detection of Archaeological Residues
using remote sensing Techniques (DART)
Horizon Scanning
Workshop - Leeds University
Random number generator, 3 Starter Kit prizes
;o
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Carmen Cuenca-Garcia, Crete
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x |
x
Sent as follow-up
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Elaine
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Hannah Brown - University of Bradford
Field boundaries and sheep ;o)
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x Sent as follow-up |
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Allan's Primary School - Stirling
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x |
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James Young High School - Livingston
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x |
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Giles Carey - Warwick (1,
2,
3)
(830nm NIR)
3D model of Oswestry Hillfort west
entrance.
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Wonston village |
Thornborough Central Henge
See also:
https://sketchfab.com/models/76d516332586480c9c08f8306714ba27 |
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Jonathan and Ian -
Murieston Environmental Group
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Archaeology Scotland
(830nm NIR)
Heritage Heroes Project: Biggar
aerial photography crew. |
Outing to Boghall Castle
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Michael Brown
(830nm NIR)
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x |
x |
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Clackmannanshire Field Studies
Society
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Inaugural flight on Cairnpapple
Kite flyer Sadie Archibald |
x |
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Sophie Nicol -
Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust
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xx |
x |
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Anna Welti -
WeDigs in Wester Ross
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x |
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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 |
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Flying from the school playground,
looking northwards, to locate the site of the old paper mill. |
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Paul Sorowka - Stirling Field and
Archaeological Society
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x |
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Colin Davenport - Stirling Young Archaeologists' Club
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Taken on the way home, after collecting
the kit. |
x |
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Phil Bowyer - Tynedale Archaeology
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x |
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Karin Chipulina -
East Lothian Forest
School
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x |
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Andi Neilson -
East Lothian Forest
School
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x |
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Ross Flemington -
East Lothian Forest
School, Pilmeny Development Project and Edinburgh City Council
Community Learning and Development South
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x
plus Celtic Delta |
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Nicola Hamilton - Lecropt Nursery - Bridge of
Allan
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x |
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Frank McElhinney - Glasgow School of Art
Now co-founder of the GSA Kite Flying
Society
Around Bannockburn
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Seren Griffiths -
HeritageTogether.org -
3D modelling
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x
plus spare kite |
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Óskar Gísli Sveinbjarnarson - Aberdeen University
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HQ FF2 kite only |
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Linda Moorhouse -
Cree Valley Community Woodlands
Trust (Archaeology)
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x |
x |
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Murrayfield Primary School - West
Lothian
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x |
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Mary Saunders - Bradford University (Archaeology)
(Archaeological KAP Group) |
A photogrammetric model of part of the
landscape in the Dales. |
x |
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Sarah Chapman and Lynsey McNab -
The Sir Duncan Rice Library - University of
Aberdeen
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x |
x |
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Bathgate
Historic Conservation Society - Joseph Welsh
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x |
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Westfield Primary School - West Lothian
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x |
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Newton Primary School - Dunblane
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x |
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Sandra Miller -
World Heritage Site Ranger Service -
Orkney
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x |
x |
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Strathyre Primary School
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x |
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Sarah Young - Dedridge Primary School - West
Lothian |
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St David's Primary School - Edinburgh
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x |
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St Anthony's Primary School - Armadale
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x plus
helium
rubbish bag
kit |
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Parkhead Primary School - West Calder
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x |
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Aberdeen University Archaeology Society
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x |
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Jacques le Roux - Bathgate Academy - West Lothian
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x |
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Renfrewshire Local History Forum - Andrew Eadie
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x |
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A group present at the DigIt!2015 launch ?
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x |
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Scottish
Coastal Archaeology and the Problem of Erosion (SCAPE) - Joanna Hambly
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x |
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Lauren McIntyre -
Elmet
Archaeological Services
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x |
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Derryck Reid - Outreach
- Heriot Watt University
|
x (plus spare camera) |
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Keith Dingwall |
Crubenbeg holiday Cottages near
Newtonmore. |
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Helen Goodchild - Dept. Archaeology - York
University
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Catherine Parker - HS and Sanday
Archaeology Group - Orkney
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x |
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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
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Toradroch - Clava type ring cairn in
Strathnairn near Inverness
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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!
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Recipients in Ireland
(and at the conference)
(normally, kits are no
longer supplied outside Scotland) |
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Kevin Barton -
Landscape and Geophysical Services
(Archaeological
KAP Group)
760nm
NIR
Hill of Tara
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Rathbeg
Rathcroghan - A kite and kite flyer
top left!
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Flying an HQ KAP Foil 1.6m at Mount
Storsteinen (421m), Tromsø Municipality,
Norway, March 2015.
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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!!! |
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Ian Brown - Keble College - Oxford
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Frank Scott (Facebook) - Roscommon Heritage Group
(Archaeological KAP Group)
760nm
NIR
Rath Brennan, Co. Roscommon.
Ballybride, Co. Roscommom (near
infra-red).
Ballintobber Castle Excavation.
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Rathcroghan
Rathbrennan
Roscommon Castle (near
infra-red)
Ballintobber Castle Excavation
(near
infra-red).
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At Rathbrennan - Roscommon
Rathbrennan - unrecorded feature
lower left?
Dundonnell Castle, Co Roscommon.
Ballintobber Castle Excavation
(near
infra-red).
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Séamus Ó Murchú - University College Dublin -
(Archaeological KAP Group)
720nm
NIR
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The Caher, Glendalough,
County Wicklow, Ireland (1, 2) |
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Gary Dempsey
(Archaeological KAP Group) |
Larger version
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Conor Brady - Dundalk Institute of Technology
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Balla Secondary School (backup)
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x |
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Rathcroghan Visitor Centre -
Roscommon, Ireland. Community and School projects initiated by Gary
Dempsey and Kevin Barton.
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Rindoon |
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Pauline McDermott - Tochar Valley Rural
Community Network
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x |
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Amanda Young -
Navan Fort
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x |
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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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x |
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David McGuinness - Westmeath
Archaeological & Historical Society
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x |
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Stella Maris Secondary School - Co. Waterford
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x |
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Christy Lawless - Field Archaeologist - Co. Mayo
(Archaeological KAP Group)
760nm
NIR
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
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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.
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.
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Earthen Ringfort (adjacent to the Round
Tower).
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.
Pole shadow selfie with Kevin Barton
talking geophysics. |
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Rathrar, Rathbarna Quadrivalleted Enclosure Complex, Co Roscommon.
Kite aerial photo by Christy Lawless
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Yvonne McDermott - Galway Mayo Institute of
Technology
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Balla Secondary School, Co Mayo
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^ 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 with 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. |
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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.
(Photo: Courtesy Rural Connect)
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David Banks - ASD Outreach -
Cedarbank/Deans Community
High School - Livingston
First flight - Bing
Land |
x |
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Patrick - Kirkhill Primary
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x |
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Tom Wallace - Autism Outreach - Deans/Cedarbank
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x |
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K.S. - Autism Outreach
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x |
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Craig Potter - Knightridge Primary
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x |
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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. |
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Bo'ness Public School
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x
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Kinneil School
|
x
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St Mary's RC School
|
x
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Deanburn Primary School
|
x
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Blackness Primary School
|
x
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Grange School
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x
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Jill Masson - Broxburn Academy
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x |
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Robin Sharp - Dunfermline & District Probus Club
|
xx |
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Tamsyn Sloan
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x |
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Jane Miller -
Flodden Young Archaeologists' Club
Ford Moss |
Dun Dornaigil
First outing!
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Helen Webber - Kirkland High School and Community
College / Buckhaven High School - Fife (Extension from Living Lomonds above)
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x x
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Jackie Sangster -
SCRAN -
RCAHMS
North Berwick |
Tantallon Castle and Bass Rock
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Primary 5 class, Law School,North
Berwick
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West
Lothian
From
June 2015
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Ruth Watson /
Susan Johnston
- Low Port Primary School -
Linlithgow
|
ActionCam and 2m delta |
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Paul Charlton - 4th West Lothian Scout
Group - Linlithgow
|
2 Celtic Delta, selfie
stick and 4K ActionCam variants |
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Fiona McNeill -
Conolly House School - Blackburn
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ActionCam and 2m delta |
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Isla Wright - St
Margaret's Academy - Livingston
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x |
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Karen Rojboonthueng -
Letham Primary - Livingston
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ActionCam, 2m delta and 1.68m
sled |
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Taryn Morag Gouck -
Bathgate - University of Glasgow
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Lana Wallace - Carmondean
Primary School
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Over 20 photographic
poles have also been donated since 2008.
A member of Falkirk
Young
Archaeologists'
Club using one of the poles donated to Archaeology Scotland,
October 2009.
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