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Watching Brief
Date 2013
Event ID 999157
Category Recording
Type Watching Brief
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/999157
At Lindsay Road there is quite a considerable difference in height between the road and the docks below. When this area was being cleared in advance of constructing a ramp up from the docks part of a substantial old sea wall was exposed. A 25 m long section was uncovered, and investigated. The complete profile of the sea wall was not uncovered only the upper first metre, this was composed of five courses of large rectangular granite and sandstone blocks (1.35m by 0.85m by 0.55m), and the entire structure was built with the outer face at an angle of approximately 45 degrees, sloping down from south to north. Behind the facing stones was a rubble core which had been sealed with brown clay material in order to keep the structure water-tight.
Cartographic evidence indicates that the sea wall dates from the mid to late nineteenth century, as it was recorded on the 1895 1st Edition OS map, but not on Thomson’s 1822 map. The sea wall was recorded by digital photography, measured drawing and written description. A plan of
the wall was created using a Smart Rover sub-centimetre DGPS.
Information from Christine Rennie and Bob Will (GUARD Archaeology) 20 February 2013. OASIS ID: guardarc1-171032
