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Field Visit
Date 1999
Event ID 882231
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/882231
An extensive settlement mound, over 60m long, abuts the coast edge and is eroding. It extends from the shore into a pasture field where it can be traced for at least 30m. It is very denuded and there are frequent exposures, some up to 2.5m deep, in which archaeological deposits can be seen. Structural remains are visible on at least two separate stratigraphic levels within the mound. Towards the base, a structure which may be a Viking/Norse period dwelling, is aligned parallel to the shore. It is estimated to measure some 20m in length; a probable internal partition bisects it. This structure is built over a highly enriched old ground surface and is covered with an accumulation of anthropogenic deposits, which include peatash, shell and bone fragments. Structural remains of a later period are exposed on the surface of the mound, which has been denuded of vegetation by sheep trampling. The eastern end of the mound comprises multiple layers of highly organic 'farm mound' deposits. It is likely that the remains here represent a Viking/Norse farmstead which was continuously occupied over a long period. Previously, a probable Viking period burial, with grave goods including a stone bowl, probable steatite or glass object and a bronze pin, was found nearby. The site is now in a highly vulnerable condition and requires immediate attention. Ref.: RCAHMS (1980), #114.
Moore & Wilson 1999.
Coastal Zone Assessment Survey, 1999
