The Glencoe Project is a multi-year archaeological research project led by Professor Michael Given in collaboration with the National Trust for Scotland. Over several years, the project has developed a detailed understanding of the archaeological landscape through fieldwork, measured sketches and interpretation, but had not yet produced an accurate, large-scale survey of the sites being studied.

Drawing on my previous experience surveying for Forestry and Land Scotland, I was brought onto the project to help produce the detailed spatial records needed for its upcoming publication. Although I had not previously been involved in the project, I was able to quickly familiarise myself with the existing research and recording methods, fitting into an established team and contributing my specialist survey experience. Working closely with Professor Given as part of a small team, we surveyed eight sites across the glen in just four and a half days, some covering several acres. I brought my own survey equipment and developed a recording methodology that built upon the team's existing work, using techniques I had refined through commercial archaeological survey.