Northern Cheviot Hills Aerial Investigation and Mapping Project
Author(s): Joel Goodchild
This report describes the methodology and discusses the results of the Northern Cheviot Hills Aerial Investigation and Mapping Project. Aerial photographs and lidar images were used to map archaeological features in the northern Cheviot Hills. The project was completed to Historic England (HE) standards and was funded by HE through the National Heritage Protection Commissions Programme (NHPCP). The project was carried out by an Archaeological Research Services Ltd (ARS Ltd) Projects Officer, based with HE’s Aerial Investigation & Mapping Team (North) in York. The survey covered a total of 104 Ordnance Survey kilometre grid squares. This includes the northern Cheviot Hills incorporating the Glen, College Burn and Coldgate Water valleys. The area incorporates one of the least understood but best-preserved prehistoric landscapes in Britain and is facing development pressures from afforestation and mineral extraction. The main products of the project were digital transcriptions of the form and extent of archaeological features seen on aerial images with supporting descriptions in the Historic England Research Records (formerly the National Record of the Historic Environment). These are available from the HE Archive and were supplied to the Northumberland Historic Environment Record (HER). Monument records are available online on the Heritage Gateway website (https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/gateway/).
- Report Number:
- 15/2022
- Series:
- Other
- Pages:
- 63
- Keywords:
- Aerial Photograph Interpretation Aerial Photography Lidar Survey
