Bredon Hill Tree

The low winter sunlight of a new years day sheds a warm glow onto this naked English Oak on the northern slopes of Bredon Hill. Looking into Worcestershire with the sun setting in the south west (left of image) the light picks out the tops of trees and hedges around the fields below. The River Avon which flows through the many bends from Stratford, can be seen in the shadow of the hill before it goes through Nafford Lock. Not only has this image captured a beautiful moment in the English countryside, its warmth, despite the cool air, is full of optimism for the year ahead. Although this image does not seem to be archaeology related, the tree is just above the site of a deserted medieval village, also in the valley is a Neolithic Henge and lots lots more.

explaining images

With the images I take of all sorts of interesting landscapes, archaeological sites, monuments and historic buildings, I thought it would be good to share them and explain what they are about. Pictures can paint a thousand words, but with a subject such as this, sometimes a few pointers are needed to get the viewer into what has been recorded and what the image is saying. I hope this blog will be interesting to those who like Archaeology, photography, landscapes and the British weather.

This image is of Kemerton Camp, an Iron Age Hill Fort (or enclosure) - a promontory fort with a steep escarpment dropping away on the north side with two sets of banks and ditches to the south. The inner ramparts possibly date to 300BC. The stone tower is Parsons' Folly and was built in the 18th century on top of the inner rampart and increases the height of the hill to 1000 feet. Image taken November 2006 with Aerial-Cam at 21m above ground level. By kind permission of the Overbury Estate.