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Seamill

Wall (Period Unassigned)(Possible)

Site Name Seamill

Classification Wall (Period Unassigned)(Possible)

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

Canmore ID 41043

Site Number NS24NW 52

NGR NS 201 468

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/41043

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Seamill, NS24NW 52, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto
Seamill, NS24NW 52, Ordnance Survey index card, Recto

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

Archaeology Notes

NS24NW 52 201 468

Scattered basalt boulders in a sand-floored gully, 100m W of NS24NW 53, possibly represent a wave-damaged arc of walling. Retains a small tidal pond.

E M Patterson 1989.

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Observation (1989)

Scattered basalt boulders in a sand-floored gully, 100m W of NS24NW 53, possibly represent a wave-damaged arc of walling. Retains a small tidal pond.

E M Patterson 1989.

Change Of Classification (6 March 2014)

From fish trap to wall (possible).

Field Visit (6 March 2014)

On the date of visit, no remains of the wall reported by Patterson were found at or close to the reported location. Further, there is no evidence to support the claim that the wall might have formed part of a fish trap.

Visited by RCAHMS (GFG) 6 March 2014.

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