Exploring the Antonine Wall with terrestrial remote sensing William S. Hanson, Richard E. Jones and Nick Hannon

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hanson, W. S., author.

Hannon, Nick, author.

Jones, Richard, 1947 September 12- author.

Series:

Roman frontier studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--Scotland.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Walls, Roman--Scotland.

Walls, Roman.

Antonine Wall (Scotland)--Remote sensing.

Antonine Wall (Scotland).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Oxford Archaeopress Archaeology [2024]

Summary:

This book has three main aims: to make more widely available the data from the numerous geophysical surveys that have been undertaken at sites on the Antonine Wall over the last 20 years; to re-analyse this data and provide more focused interpretations; and to offer some wider archaeological and geophysical conclusions

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright page

Contents Page

List of Figures and Tables

Figure 1.1. Map of the Antonine Wall as completed (© D.J. Breeze).

Figure 1.2. Schematic diagram of the features of the Antonine Wall produced by Sibbald, after Pont.

Figure 1.3. Horsley's map of the Antonine Wall between Balmuildy and Croy Hill.

Figure 1.4. Extract from Roy's map of the Antonine Wall, showing the surviving course of the western end of the Wall and plans of the forts at Duntocher, Castlehill, Bearsden (New Kirkpatrick) and Balmuildy (Bemulie), along with the early medieval motte a.

Figure 1.11. LiDAR explanation diagram.

Table 1.1. All known geophysical surveys on the Antonine Wall

Figure 1.12. Gradiometer explanation diagram.

Figure 1.14. Ground-penetrating radar explanation diagram.

Figure 1.15. Electro-magnetic survey explanation diagram.

Table 1.2. Operators, techniques, survey parameters and processing procedures

Figure 1.16. One of the best surviving sections of the Ditch at Watling Lodge, where the Upcast Mound (right) was augmented. View from the north-east

Figure 1.17. Extant remains of the Rampart base and a culvert in New Kilpatrick cemetery. View from the east.

Figure 1.18. Excavated section of the well-preserved Military Way bypass road to the south of the fort at Croy Hill. View from the north-east.

Figure 1.19. Sites along the Wall subject to geophysical survey indicated by black circles (map after D.J. Breeze, with additions).

Figure 2.1.1. Extent of HES survey at Old Kilpatrick.

Figure 2.1.2. LiDAR image of Old Kilpatrick to Mount Pleasant sector.

Figure 2.1.3. HES gradiometer survey at Old Kilpatrick

Figure 1.5. Extract from the 1st edition Ordnance Survey 6-inch map surveyed in 1861, showing the extant line of the Antonine Wall from Castlehill to Ferguston Muir (Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland. CC-BY (NLS)).

Figure 1.6. Sample map depicting the components of the Antonine Wall based on the World Heritage Site nomination documentation (after Historic Scotland 2007, vol. II, V-10-CS2 by courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland).

Figure 1.7. Diagram showing how cropmarks are produced

Figure 1.8. Aerial photograph of part of the camp at Easter Cadder (left foreground) with the line of the Antonine Wall Ditch, Rampart (arrowed in white) and the Military Way (arrowed in black) beyond it to the right, all bisected by a modern pipeline. Al

Figure 1.9. Aerial photograph of the double ditches of the fortlet at Wilderness Plantation revealed as cropmarks at the rear of the Wall. View from the south-west.

Figure 1.10. Google Earth image of cropmarks defining the south-east corner of the fort and eastern annexe at Mumrills in 2013 (© 2019 Maxar Technologies)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-243)

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 17, 2024)

Print version record

Other Format:

Print version Hanson, W. S. Exploring the Antonine Wall with terrestrial remote sensing

ISBN:

1803278021

9781803278025

OCLC:

1454132067

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access