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U n fo rtu n a te ly , m u c h o f th e a re a n o rth o f P itte n c rie ff H o u s e a n d p e rh a p s m o re p re c is e ly , th e a re a n o rth o f th e m a in e a s t-w e s t w a lk w a y w h ic h lie s in fro n t o f P itte n c rie ff H o u s e , h a s b e e n s e v e re ly m o d ifie d a n d la n d s c a p e d o v e r th e p a s t 1 5 0 y e a rs. T h e d e g re e to w h ic h th e s e a lte ra tio n s h a v e a ffe c te d th e a re a m a k e s it u n lik e ly th a t a e ria l p h o to g ra p h s w ill p ro v id e e v id e n c e fo r e a rlie r h u m a n a c tiv ity . T h u s d u rin g th is

p re lim in a ry g e o p h y s ic a l s u rv e y , c o n s id e ra tio n w a s o n ly g iv e n to th e a re a s o u th o f th e e a s t w e s t w a lk w a y w here aerial photography had show n possible cropm arks. It w as also considered that the land surface in th is a re a h a d n o t b e e n s u b je c te d to a n y o th e r m a jo r d is tu rb a n c e s s u c h a s m in in g . A s fa r a s is k n o w n , th e a re a w a s a lw a y s p a rk -la n d a n d e v e n d u rin g th e s e c o n d w o rld w a r, th e a llo tm e n ts w e re s ite d in th e s o u th w est corner of the park as show n in F ig s .6 .5 a n d 6 .6 ,and the south and south eastern area w as kept

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