Author

Stuart McHardy

Date

2016

Project Type

Teaching and research

Subject

History, literature and language

Datasets

OS 1:25,000 Colour Raster

OS 1:50,000 Colour Raster

OS Strategi®

Sources: Digimap

Dates/Editions: Latest available

Scales: 1:25,000 - 1:75,000

Related Subjects

Folklore, archaeology, landscape

Key Words

Mythogram, folklore, ritual and belief

Publishing Institution

n/a

Summary

A new approach to landscape interpretation over time. Mapping data from Digimap are used to provide context to the descriptive narrative.

Aims & Objectives

Development of Geomythography as a new tool for interpreting landscape over time and reinforcing the relevance of folkore to archaeology.

Methodology

Multi-disciplinary

Results/Outcome

The outcome of this research is a YouTube video available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls1HGq3XkF4

References & Acknowledgements

Ordnance Survey, Traditional Arts & Culture Scotland (http://www.tracscotland.org/)

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