The Firth of Forth from Dunbar to the Border of Fife

Date 1 January 1996 - 31 December 1996

Event ID 545623

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Type Project

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Coastal Zone Assessment Surveys

A Coastal Assessment Survey.

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Event	Type	Subtype	Notes	Date
546536	RECORDING	FIELD VISIT	The site of the castle is generally as described in 1962. It is a possibly natural mound with an earth and stone bank around its summit. It was thought to be the original castle of the De Vaux. The siting of benches and footpaths is causing some minimal erosion. [...]	18 February 1996
573836	RECORDING	FIELD VISIT	This is an oval cairn 3-4m in height, grass covered and with a flat top. The only visible remains of the WW2 pill-box, which was sited on the top of the cairn, are two loose stones. The cairn seems to be stabilised by the course dune grass covering it, traces of the pill box may remain underground. Several footpaths criss-cross the mound but are causing minimal damage. The pillbox as observed on 1946 AP's, was of the classic type 22 hexagonal shape. The pillbox had either been sunken deep into the ground, or material had been piled up around it to roof level, and an attempt was made to disguise the roof with a covering of turf.. It is therefore possible that the pillbox is now totally buried in situ and that the centre of the cairn was destroyed during its construction. B108 7196-7 15/4/46. [...]	17 February 1996
550441	RECORDING	FIELD VISIT	The fort is located partly in a field east of Carriden House and in Carriden House gardens c 80m from the coast edge on the top of the raised beach. A fort was seen on aerial photographs in 1945. Trial trenches confirmed its presence and Roman pottery has been found here in the past. No remains are visible on the ground and the field is under cultivation. This site is not threatened by coastal erosion. [...]	19 February 1996

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BP 55/05 CN

Survey photographs: Multiple views of Tantallon Castle and associated features to seaward; salt pans at Cockenzie and two views of the power station; boundary/sea wall at Prestonpans and the parish kirk and features of Cuthil house; aspects of Morrison's haven and the harbour at Fisherrow.

MS 2221/01

Survey archive: Photographic register from Coastal Assessment Survey, 'The Firth of Forth from Dunbar to the Coast of Fife'.

MS 2221/02

Survey archive: Record sheets from Coastal Assessment Survey, 'The Firth of Forth from Dunbar to the Coast of Fife'.

The Firth of Forth from Dunbar to the Border of Fife

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