Quantification of reconstructed prehistoric buildings at Spittal Quarry, Caithness

As part of the Knowledge Transfer Project and River of Stone Project, two dry-stone structures, a chambered cairn and a broch, were built in Spittal quarry, Caithness. Laser scanning was used to record the structures in millimetre detail, to provide quantitative data on the volumes of stone used and to assess distortion in the buildings during their collapse. Using analytical software tools at the post-processing stage, comparative statistics on the structures were compiled and detailed stone-by-stone CAD drawings were produced.

KTP Associate: Dr Graeme Cavers
AOC Partner: John Barber
University of Nottingham Partner: Dr Jon Henderson