Journal
Excavating rock art in Strath Tay day 10: Atmospheric effects
Unusual optical effects occurred at the site this morning...
Excavating rock art in Strath Tay day 9: Surveying the site
Working begins on surveying the natural mound upon which the outcrop of decorated rock is located.
Excavating rock art in Strath Tay day 8: Quartz and further recording
Another day catching up with recording, and another quartz deposit is found.
Excavating rock art in Strath Tay day 7: Deposits of Quartz
In Trench 2, I begin to remove the stones set against the outcrop...
Excavating rock art in Strath Tay day 6: Recording begins
Before we can investigate the stone setting, this feature must be planned.
Excavating rock art in Strath Tay day 5: Revealing more
Today, we continued to reveal and clean the features in Trenches 1 and 2.
Excavating rock art in Strath Tay day 4: Further surprises
Trench 1 reveals the second surprise of the project.
Excavating rock art in Strath Tay day 3: An unexpected find
This morning we began work on excavating Trench 2 and Trench 3.
Excavating rock art in Strath Tay day 2: Removing the turf
This morning we began work on removing the turf and topsoil for three small trenches.
Excavating rock art in Strath Tay day 1: Deciding where to dig
The first day of excavations. at a rock art site in the Southern Highlands of Scotland.
Photogrammetry of the rock art site at Ketley Crag, Northumberland
Ketley Crag, near Wooler, is an unusual rock art sites set within a rock shelter.
Photogrammetry of rock art sites at Chatton Park Hill, Northumberland
A rather grey day was ideal for recording three dimensional models of the largest panel of rock art at Chatton Park Hill, near Wooler.
Photogrammetry of rock art sites at Lordenshaw , Northumberland
Increasing cloud cover this evening presented excellent conditions for capturing two rock art sites at Lordenshaw, near Rothbury, in three dimensions.
Visiting rock art sites at Lordenshaw, Northumberland
An early evening visit to photograph rock art sites at Lordenshaw.
Photogrammetry at Dod Law, Northumberland
Overcast skies towards the end of the day provided excellent conditions for capturing this complex rock art carving in 3D.
Photogrammetry at Goatscrag Hill, Northumberland
At Goatscrag Hill is an array of distinctive sandstone cliffs that overlook the Milfield basin. The walls of an overhanging rock shelter are distinguished by unusual carvings of animals.
Roughting Linn rock art and waterfall
Roughting Linn is the name of both an impressive rock art site and a lively waterfall.
Rock art at Chatton Park Hill, Northumberland
The area around Chatton Park Hill is one of my favourite clusters of rock sites in Northumberland.
Photogrammetry at Old Bewick, Northumberland
The light this afternoon was great for creating a 3D model of the cup and ring markings upon a large boulder at Old Bewick.
A day in the landscapes of Argyll
It's been a glorious sunny day in Argyll on the west coast of Scotland. I divided my time between visitingcup and ring rock art around Kilmartin Glen, and landscapes with elemental qualities.