Excavation Iron Age The Cairns

The Cairns dig diary – day 27

A gallery of aerial shots showing excavation site today.
Looking towards the front of the broch. (📷 Bobby Friel)
Looking towards the front of the broch. (📷 Bobby Friel)

Views from above

Today’s diary is a simple set of aerial images from two of our drone/UAV operators, Neil Barker and Bobby Friel.

On a beautiful clear sunny day they each produced some amazing images of the site and its landscape context. The images largely speak for themselves, so let’s showcase them.

The Cairns excavation site and surrounding landscape. (📷 Neil Barker)
The Cairns excavation site and surrounding landscape. (📷 Neil Barker)
The Cairns excavation site. (📷 Bobby Friel)
The Cairns excavation site. (📷 Bobby Friel)
Structure O. (📷 Bobby Friel)
Structure O. (📷 Bobby Friel)
Aerial view of the broch. (📷 Bobby Friel)
Aerial view of the broch. (📷 Bobby Friel)
The Cairns. (📷 Neil Barker)
The Cairns. (📷 Neil Barker)

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