Erskine

Thirty-seven concrete blocks that once formed the anchor points of this mooring have been dug out from the pits in the ground in which they were cast and randomly re-deposited on the far side of the old thorn hedge forming the N boundary of this pasture field (NS 4799 7022). At least twenty-eight of the blocks measure about 0.8m long, 0.6m broad and 0.6m thick (2ft-8ins x 2ft x 2ft). The upper surface of some extrude at one end where the lip of the concrete was not confined by the edges of the pit, while others taper slightly from top to bottom. Each would appear to have been originally equipped with an off-centred, asymmetric iron loop in its upper surface, although these are preserved in only eleven of the blocks. Five blocks measure no more than 0.6m long and a hole in one suggests they had a different fitting. Another three measure only 0.36m long. One of these is equipped with a centrally placed iron pin to which is attached a ring, while a second retains two iron pins and rings. These pins are at least 0.2m long, while the diameter of the rings is 0.09m and 0.11m respectively. The one remaining block is a fragment and cannot be readily characterised.

Visited by HES, Survey and Recording (ATW, AKK) 4 May 2017.