Edinburgh, Cramond Foreshore
Sea Defences (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Edinburgh, Cramond Foreshore
Classification Sea Defences (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Cramond Beach; Firth Of Forth; Outer Forth Estuary
Canmore ID 113055
Site Number NT17NE 106
NGR NT 1922 7707
NGR Description Centred NT 1922 7707
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT17NE 106 centred 1922 7707
A line of large erratic boulders were seen at the high tide mark forming a rough sea wall and preventing erosion of the bank.
GUARD 1996; NMRS MS 725/137, Pt 1, 51; Pt 2, 148
Site recorded by GUARD during the Coastal Assessment Survey for Historic Scotland, 'The Firth of Forth from Dunbar to the Coast of Fife' 26th February 1996.
Field Visit (26 February 1996)
A line of large erratic boulders were seen at the high tide mark forming a rough sea wall and preventing erosion of the bank.
GUARD 1996; NMRS MS 725/137, Pt 1, 51; Pt 2, 148
Site recorded by GUARD during the Coastal Assessment Survey for Historic Scotland, 'The Firth of Forth from Dunbar to the Coast of Fife' 26th February 1996.
Excavation (1999)
NT 1934 7705
Excavation of possible WWII boom on Cramond foreshore.
Information from E.A.F.S. NL 1999
