A multi-disciplinary dander over the hill land above the toonship of Corrigall in Harray, Orkney: its burns, tracks, topography, wildlife, history, archaeology, weather, fuel resources, lore, legend and atmosphere – the sights, sounds, smells, tastes and feel – of the bogs and flanks of the Dale o Corrigall, extending to the Kame, Mid Tooin, Tooin o Rusht, Ernie Tooin and Hindera Fiold.

Sunday 13 February 2011

Patterns in peat


Fellow peat lovers,
here are two images that may interest you. The first one is a shot of patterns of peat extraction in an archaeological excavation. Interesting shapes!

The second photo shows Medieval peat extraction on a Roman Period site. Most of the peat was excavated in the Middle Ages, except where it contained too much wood. In this case the peat contains in situ oak posts that are part of a Roman building. The remnants of peat show the plan of the building; large timbers through the center of the building with much lighter posts being used for the outside walls.