A colour aerial view of earthworks in a rocky moorland landscape.
Oblique aerial photograph showing the earthwork remains of prehistoric settlement at Smardale Gill (28514_042) 11-MAR-2014. © Historic England
Oblique aerial photograph showing the earthwork remains of prehistoric settlement at Smardale Gill (28514_042) 11-MAR-2014. © Historic England

Current Aerial Investigation Projects

Here you can find an overview of research projects currently being carried out by our aerial investigation team.

Dorset Middle Stour

The project will build on work started by the previously commissioned Dorset Lower Stour River Catchment Aerial Investigation and Mapping project, which demonstrated the wealth of archaeological sites within the Stour River catchment, particularly concentrated on Cranborne Chase.

North Buckinghamshire

The aerial survey will map and record new and known sites in the north part of Buckinghamshire, where large-scale strategic housing allocation has been proposed, along with significant transport infrastructure upgrades and environmental threats.

Wendling Beck and Fransham, Norfolk

The project will contribute information derived from aerial sources to the Wendling Beck Exemplar Partnership, a landscape-scale nature restoration project delivering natural capital improvement, ecological enhancement and investment in ecosystem.

Scunthorpe

This project uses aerial images to investigate and record the landscapes around Scunthorpe: prehistoric and Roman settlements, medieval villages and priories, the process of land improvement known as warping, ironstone mining and steel making.

Westmorland

This well-preserved archaeological landscape with later prehistoric, Romano-British, medieval and post medieval remains is facing new challenges due to changes in farming practice, the national response to mitigating climate change and visitor recreation.

Thanet Landscape Mapping Project

The Thanet Landscape Mapping Project takes as its starting point the exceptional significance of the Isle of Thanet, recording the distinctive archaeological heritage of this gateway region that provides a link between England and continental Europe.

Results of previous projects

Name and role
Name
Simon Crutchley
Title and organisation
Remote Sensing Development Manager at Historic England
Details
Description
Simon is a landscape archaeologist and air photo interpreter with over 30 years’ experience of mapping and interpreting features of archaeological and historical interest visible on aerial photos and other aerial imagery.

Archaeological Investigation