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Sands Of Forvie
Lithic Working Site (Prehistoric)
Site Name Sands Of Forvie
Classification Lithic Working Site (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 88828
Site Number NK02NW 27
NGR NK 010 252
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/88828
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Slains
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NK02NW 27 010 252
'Large quantity of worked flint including cores and a scatter of very small pieces. Appears to be an in situ knapping floor. Sits on a patch of old beach revealed by the movement of sand.'
Information from Jane Kenny, Edinburgh University, November 1991, NMRS MS/712/6.
Project (May 2022 - May 2023)
A Community Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (CCZAS) of the Aberdeenshire coast from Cullen at the Moray-Aberdeenshire council boundary to Milton Ness at the Aberdeenshire-Angus council boundary was undertaken. The survey area also included a stretch of coastline from Blackdog to Bridge of Don which falls within the City of Aberdeen council boundary.
The aim of the survey was to characterise and assess the condition and vulnerability of the coastal archaeological resource along stretches of coastline identified as being at moderate to high risk of erosion by 2030. Most of the accessible coastline falling into this category was walked by SCAPE officers and volunteers over several separate surveys between May 2022 and May 2023.
Information from S Boyd and J Hambly - Scottish Coastal Archaeology and the Problem of Erosion (SCAPE)
Field Visit (October 2022)
NK 01001 25196 This is an area of open sand dunes in the Forvie National Nature Reserve. The sands contain numerous examples of worked flints. During the October 2022 survey a concentration of flint scatter was noted approximately 100 m south of this record.
Information from S Boyd and J Hambly - Scottish Coastal Archaeology and the Problem of Erosion (SCAPE)
