Tidal state |
Low |
Site located? |
Yes |
Proximity to coast edge |
Coast edge |
Coastally eroding? |
active sea erosion |
Threats |
animal burrows |
Visibility above ground |
Limited visibility (partial remains) |
Visibility in section |
Clearly visible in section |
Access |
easily accessible - no restrictions; accessible on foot (no footpath) |
Local knowledge |
is not locally known |
Description |
A mound, which may represent an enhanced natural rise, is located within a pasture field, beside the coast edge. It is up to 40m in diameter and stands 1.5m or so in height. The seaward side of the mound is being eroded by the sea and archaeological deposits, probably derived from settlement, are exposed in the section. At the west end of the exposure a 1.3m deep deposit of buried soil can bee seen to extend over a distance of 9m. Further east, an old cultivation soil is associated with interleaving ashy lenses; structural remains lie over these deposits and are associated with anthropogenic layers containing peat ash and animal bone. The form of the structure is not readily visible in section but at least one stone-lined feature, possibly a drain, was seen. The section face is being further damaged by nesting fulmars and by rabbit burrowing. Chance finds from the section include fragments of pumice, pottery and small flint chips. |
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