Richmond Castle and Environs: Aerial Investigation & Mapping Report
Author(s): Matthew Oakey
This report summarises the results of a landscape analysis of Richmond Castle and its wider setting from aerial photographs held in the Historic England Archive. The work was undertaken in support of an English Heritage Trust project to develop the interpretation at Richmond Castle. The Historic England Archive collection of aerial photographs provides a unique record of the Richmond landscape over nine decades. As well as charting large-scale landscape change, such as the gradual expansion of Richmond town, the photographs also record more ephemeral details of everyday life, including the growth of the motor car and heritage tourism. The results of the project have revealed features ranging from Iron Age/Roman settlement to post-war prefab housing. They also include buried remains within Richmond Castle and Temple Grounds that were identified during the dry summer of 2018.
- Report Number:
- 78/2018
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 44
- Keywords:
- Aerial Photograph Interpretation Aerial Photography Lidar Survey Mapping
