Archaeology Notes

Event ID 642536

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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HU41SW 1 4079 1395.

HU 409 140. 'Lambhoga Head... is a fortified promontory consisting of 1-2 acres of level sward surrounded by sheer cliffs. The narrow isthmus is cut by a ditch 20 feet wide joining two precipitous creeks. The upcast forms a wall 54 paces longer. On the north side of the promontory a light wall flanks the side cliff for 58 paces. Inside the main wall on the north side is a rectangular house, 40 feet by 18 feet, with a door at its SE corner. There is a less definite rectangle, 20 feet by 12 feet, on the south side.'

J Stewart 1956.

All that remains of this possible fortification at HU 4078 1396 is a depression severing the promontory from the mainland. This is almost certainly natural, possibly caused by a fault in the rock beneath. Although over-looked from the west, the site is in a fairly strong defensive position. The footings of the buildings on the seaward side of the depression (as described by the RCAHMS) appear to have been very substantial. Possibly the remains of a farmstead, although very exposed. Unable to positively identify.

Surveyed at 1/2500.

Visited by OS (AA) 21 June 1968.