Of Old Stone Walls and LiDAR

"Something there is that doesn't love a wall..."

A LiDAR image showing a network of stone walls
 in the Glen Rock Road area.

So begins Robert Frost's poem about the stone walls that are all around us in Rhode Island. 

But what would Frost have thought about LiDAR? In this article by Exeter historian Gary Boden, we go back to prehistoric times to learn why the stones are here, as well as explore new technology that allows us to see lost stone walls that have been swallowed by the forest.

click the link below to read the article:

 Stone Walls of Exeter