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Field Visit
Date 1998
Event ID 639181
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/639181
Three burnt mounds cluster together on a grassland close to the coast edge. Their proximaty suggests that they form part of a single complex. They are arranged in such a fashion as to enclose an area of level ground, measuring 15m by 22m. It may, in fact, be erroneous to differentiate between sites (i) and (ii), since they may represent the two peaks of a single mound that has been reduced by farming. Previous records suggest that the site has been damaged by quarrying, and while this may be the case, what remains is substantial and apparently forms a complex of an unusual type. It is possible that the area 'enclosed' by the mounds contained an associated working area or structure. This should be investigated through assessment soon, since the site is vulnerable not only to coastal erosion but also to animal poaching.
(i) The largest mound, measuring 20m in diameter, has occasional exposures around its circuit in which burnt stones can be seen. There is a slight depression near to the top of this mound and it appears to have been disturbed or quarried in the past. It stands up to 2.4m high.
(ii) This mound has a diameter of 14m and stands up to 1.8m high. The top is uneven and slightly hollowed. It is connected to (iii) by a 'saddle'.
(iii) Measuring 12m in diameter, this mound stand up to 2m high. The surface has been partially denuded by animal poaching.
Moore and Wilson, 1998
Coastal Zone Assessment Survey
