J. M. Leigh Surveys

Archaeological Geophysics

	email
124 Oaklawn West Lexlip Co. Kildare Ireland

Geophysical Survey Consultancy

As a geophysical survey consultancy we can provide expert advice regarding site methodology, and requirements to meet the needs of individual projects. We can identify the best survey strategy and methodology for your site, providing invaluable advice as to the best survey techniques and suitability of geophysics to your application area.

Comprehensive geophysical survey

We conduct surveys using the latest geophysical survey equipment and software, operating anywhere in Ireland and the UK. We provide a full geophysical survey package which includes-

Licence application from the DoEHLG (required for any archaeological survey in Ireland)

Completion of a high standard geophysical survey

Expert data analysis and interpretation

Production of a detailed and comprehensive geophysics report

Advice and recommendations

The main geophysical techniques which we recommend and offer are gradiometer and resistance surveys. These techniques offer an invaluable tool for archaeological prospection.

The fieldwork procedures, data processing and reports produced by J. M. Leigh Surveys are in line with current guidelines set out by English Heritage.

Detailed survey reports include:

Summary – A brief summary outlining the project and its results.

Introduction – Description of the site, aims of the project and archaeological context.

Methodology – Detailed description of the survey techniques and data display.

Results – A concise discussion of the results of the survey with reference to annotated diagrams.

Conclusion – A discussion of the results and any archaeological implications and recommendations.

A series of maps and images presenting the results of the survey are also provided with each survey report. We provide reports as both hard copies and digital PDF copies as required by the client.