LANDSAT TM satellite image of Figsbury Ring, Wiltshire, UK

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Figsbury Ring, Wiltshire, UK (LANDSAT TM)

The outline of the Iron Age hillfort and its inner ditch can be discerned on a low resolution LANDSAT Thematic Mapper image.

LANDSAT TM Band 4 image

Despite its low spatial resolution of 30m, as a result of differences in vegetation cover a LANDSAT Thematic Mapper Band 4 image - covering the reflected near infra-red - shows the outline of the circular hillfort together with its inner ditch.

To the south of the hillfort, the course of the Roman road from Winchester to Old Sarum can be discerned and which has now become fossilised in the landscape in the form of modern field boundaries.

Compare this image with a high resolution KVR-1000 optical image of the hillfort.

Reference

Thomas N., 1976. A guide to Prehistoric England. London: B.T.Batsford Ltd

Acknowledgement

Image provided by NRSC Ltd © 1985.

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	Figsbury Ring, Wiltshire, UK (LANDSAT TM)
	The outline of the Iron Age hillfort and its inner ditch can be discerned on a low resolution LANDSAT Thematic Mapper image.

Number of visitors to this page: Not available.
Copyright © 1996-1999 Martin J F Fowler, Winchester, UK URL:http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mjff/figs_TM.htm Comments on this page are most welcome. Contact the Webmaster at mjff@compuserve.com This page was last modified on 04 Sep 99.