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Boydston Shore

Wall (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Boydston Shore

Classification Wall (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Gourock Burn; Firth Of Clyde; Outer Clyde Estuary

Canmore ID 41034

Site Number NS24NW 44

NGR NS 21406 45055

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/41034

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  • Council North Ayrshire
  • Parish West Kilbride
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District Cunninghame
  • Former County Ayrshire

Archaeology Notes

NS24NW 44 214 450

A well-constructed fish trap, based on bedrock, but wave scattered to NW and SE. An ill-defined arc of large boulders near high water mark retains a tidal pond.

E M Patterson 1989.

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Observation (1989)

A well-constructed fish trap, based on bedrock, but wave scattered to NW and SE. An ill-defined arc of large boulders near high water mark retains a tidal pond.

E M Patterson 1989.

Change Of Classification (26 August 2014)

This site comprises a rough boulder wall which runs in a rough arc for a distance of 36m from NNE to SSW in the inter-tidal zone at Boydstone Shore. It is unclear how it could have functioned as a fish trap as previously suggested.

Visited by RCAHMS (AGCH) 5 March 2014.

Field Visit (5 March 2014)

This site comprises a rough boulder wall which runs in a rough arc for a distance of 36m from NNE to SSW in the inter-tidal zone at Boydstone Shore. It is unclear how it could have functioned as a fish trap as previously suggested.

Visited by RCAHMS (AGCH) 5 March 2014.

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