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Field Visit
Date 7 January 2015
Event ID 1007976
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1007976
A large settlement mound on the coast edge, incorporating remains from the Iron Age to the medieval period.
A succession of structures, floors, hearths, midden deposits and long cists have been revealed, investigated and destroyed by coastal erosion. This multi-phase site has been used for settlement and burials with a succession of structures, deposits and inhumations from the Iron Age onwards. The coastal face of the mound contains a sequence of layers and stone structures visible in the eroding section.
A recent geophysical survey of the area behind the coast edge revealed features which are thought to be Iron Age and Norse/medieval buildings up to 30m back from the current coast edge.
Finds recovered include bone and antler tools, rotary and saddle quern stones, a steatite cup, iron knife, clay loom weights, a weaving comb, a bronze pin, a 10th century coin and pottery including Iron Age, Norse and medieval types.
Visited by Scotland's Coastal Heritage at Risk (SCHARP) 7 January 2015
