Field Visit
Date 1999
Event ID 879495
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/879495
A grassy amorphous mound, 30m or more in diameter, stands up to 1m high and is located adjacent to the coast edge. The seaward side of the mound is eroding and archaeological deposits are visible intermittently over a distance of some 40m. The deposits include a number of large edge-set slabs and large blocks which appear to represent part of at leat one structure. Associated soils include highly organic deposits containing mammal and fishbone, charcoal and shell midden, comprised mainly of limpet and winkle. There are further mounded areas present in the immediate hinterland and it is probable that they also represent buried archaeological remains. As has been stated by previous surveyors, this is likely to be an extensive settlement site, probably of prehistoric date. Ref.: RCAHMS (1980) #86.
Coastal Zone Assessment Survey, 1999
