The photographs in this Gallery are views of the excavation of the Tomnaverie
Recumbent Stone Circle near Tarland, to the north of the River Dee, which was
undertaken by Reading University. The work on the site was for two seasons
during 1999 and 2000 under the leadership of Professor Richard Bradley. The
photographs are all high views from the observation tower and show the progress
of the dig during both seasons, from the middle of March 1999 through until the
23 April, 2000.
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tomhv001
First highview from a partially erected tower on the 22 March 1999 before the 'original' topsoil had been removed and the team had their first taste of warm sunny Tarland weather. |
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tomhv002
24th March and a remarkable transformation of the site within two days and a fully erected tower in operation with my ultra wide lenses offering full coverage of Tomnaverie |
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tomhv003
29th March 1999 and the dig progresses but more slowly with a concentration on the area around the toppled flankers and the recumbent lying on its side. |
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tomhv004
4th April and the overall site has been well cleared and its overall structure is beginning to become much clearer to the team. The distant hill is Morvern with the village of Tarland off to the top right |
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tomhv005
11th April 1999 and last overhead of Tomnaverie Recumbent Stone Circle prior to the end of the first season's archaeological excavation |
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tomhv006
6th April, 2000 and after the covers have been removed and the tower erected, the new season starts with the monoliths showing clearly a sense of the radials identified from last season |
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tomhv007
14th April, 2000 and Tomnaverie Stone Circle had that morning a major makeover with restored monoliths, flankers and the recumbent put back into position. A major recording exercise is obviously underway. |
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tomhv008
13th April 2000 and a snow storm helps give clarity to the basic stone circle structure and gives you a comparison the day before the major restoration of the site, an aim from the outset |
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tomhv009
22nd April, 2000 and the large trench from the south is discernible as well as extensive excavation to the northern kerb area as Tomnaverie reveals more of its construction phases |
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tomhv010
23rd April 2000 and the last opportunity to get a high view as the dig is completed and restoring the topsoil will start the following day. This wide angle photo and the high view gives a sense of the location of the Tomnaverie Stone Circle on its small hiiltop. |
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tomhv011
23rd April, 2000 and probably the last time the Tomnaverie Stone Circle will be seen uncovered and much as its original builders would have known over 4000 years ago. |
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