Condition

3
Building
Post-Medieval, Modern
Dumfries and Galloway

Description

Foundations of rectangular stone building, circa 6m wide x 12m long oriented N-S, located on the high tide line on the beach. The south wall does not survive. The building is divided into 2 chambers. The northern small chamber has internal dimensions of 1.5m x 4.5m, the southern larger chamber has internal dimensions of 4.5m x circa 8m. The building is cut into the sandstone bedrock, which has also been cut to form the foundations. A fragment of mortared walling survives on the east side. The mortar contains frequent coarse sand an shell inclusions. The mortared elements of the building are at high risk of collapse and the cut bedrock foundations would easily be obscured by sand.

Location

286244.00
552628.00
27700
54.8554726
-3.7735176

Submitted photographs

Image Date Caption User
Detail of carved sandstone bedrock foundation. 04/09/2013 Detail of carved sandstone bedrock foundation. training1
Detail of carved sandstone bedrock foundation.
Looking northeast 04/09/2013 Looking northeast training1
Looking northeast
Building looking south showing small chamber and dividing wall in foreground. 04/09/2013 Building looking south showing small chamber and dividing wall in foreground. training1
Building looking south showing small chamber and dividing wall in foreground.
Building looking N. Surviving mortared walling to the right. 04/09/2013 Building looking N. Surviving mortared walling to the right. training1
Building looking N. Surviving mortared walling to the right.

Submitted updates

Update id Date User
1283 04/09/2013 RuthMagz
Tidal state Low
Site located? Yes
Proximity to coast edge Intertidal
Coastally eroding? active sea erosion
Threats structural damage/decay
Visibility above ground Limited visibility (partial remains)
Access accessible - difficult terrain
Local knowledge don't know
Description Foundations of rectangular stone building, circa 6m wide x 12m long oriented N-S, located on the high tide line on the beach. The south wall does not survive. The building is divided into 2 chambers. The northern small chamber has internal dimensions of 1.5m x 4.5m, the southern larger chamber has internal dimensions of 4.5m x circa 8m. The building is cut into the sandstone bedrock, which has also been cut to form the foundations. A fragment of mortared walling survives on the east side. The mortar contains frequent coarse sand an shell inclusions. The mortared elements of the building are at high risk of collapse and the cut bedrock foundations would easily be obscured by sand.
Survey as part of a wider survey of the quarrying remains. Is this related to the millstone quarries? Or a boathouse or other building related to the farmstead (whcih has a medieval origin) of Gutchers Isle. Priority 3.

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