Aerial Atlas of Ancient Britain

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I think our ancestors wanted them to be seen from the air,’ says Abram, ‘certainly the Neolithic ones, because I believe that a lot of Neolithic monuments were about connecting what was above the ground with what’s below. They thought deeply about the ground, the earth that we walk on.’ White Caterthun, Angus: Vitrified Iron Age hillfort in the northeast Highlands

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Over the coming years, Historic England aims to expand the platform, as more of the six million aerial images in Historic England Archive are digitised. This is an inspiring way to discover the beauty and history of the British landscape, revealing the visible traces of our ancestors, from such famous monuments as Stonehenge to little-known gems that have never before been seen from the air. About the Author Second World War anti-invasion measures such as anti-aircraft obstructions (ditches and earthworks) at Hampton Court Palace in 1941, and images from the same year of RAF Kenley showing camouflaged runways.Over 400,000 images from 1919 to the present day have been added to the tool, covering nearly 30% (about 15,000 square miles) of England, allowing people immediate digital access to Historic England’s nationally important collection of aerial photographs. The Chain Home radar at Bempton, North Yorkshire, is top right of this photograph, taken in 2013. Closer to the sea there is another collection of concrete buildings for a later Centimetric Early Warning (CEW) radar that was developed in response to the Soviet Union testing of atomic weapons in 1949. This breathtaking collection of aerial images reveals ancient monuments from all around the British Isles, as they have never been seen before: Neolithic enclosures, cairns and stone circles; Bronze Age villages, farmsteads, tombs and burial mounds; and Iron Age hillforts, all photographed in spectacular bird's-eye-view detail. This breathtaking collection of aerial images reveals ancient monuments from all around the British Isles, as they have never been seen before: Neolithic enclosures, cairns and stone circles; Bronze Age villages, farmsteads, tombs and burial mounds; and Iron Age hillforts, all photographed in spectacular bird’s-eye-view detail. Throughout most of my life I’ve referenced other people. I’ve always learned my craft by reading other travel writers carefully, but with this thing, I know what I need to do and I’m just getting on with it. The only photographer who inspires me now is Ed Burtinsky, whose work absolutely thrills me.’ My Advice: