Visible remains of metal and fabric cables within a cleared way in the intertidal zone. The cables are WW2 anti-submarine indicator loops which were laid on the seabed between Crail and the Isle of May to detect enemy shipping entering the outer Forth during WW2. The small brick building that survives on the coast edge housed the loop connections. See http://indicatorloops.com/mayisland.htm for more information.
Location
361063.00
706943.00
27700
56.2533913
-2.6300077
Submitted photographs
Image
Date
Caption
User
02/04/2022
Cleared way for cables
joannahambly
02/04/2022
Showing detail of cables. Copper wires sheathed in rubber encased in steel? sleeve
joannahambly
02/04/2022
Seaward end at very low tide. Cable in foreground passes through channel created through boulders.
joannahambly
02/04/2022
Cable in foreground, connection hut in background
joannahambly
02/04/2022
Detail, submerged cable
joannahambly
16/09/2013
Indicator loops at landfall, looking NW
training1
16/09/2013
Submerged indicator loops
training1
16/09/2013
Looking NW with Coastguard hut [1483] in the background
training1
16/09/2013
Detail of cable
joannahambly
16/09/2013
Closer view of cables
joannahambly
16/09/2013
View of cleared way, cable visible on the right, looking southeast
joannahambly
Submitted updates
Update id
Date
User
3647
02/04/2022
joannahambly
1307
16/09/2013
training1
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 on foot (no footpath)
Local knowledge
don't know
Description
Visible remains of metal and fabric cables within a cleared way in the intertidal zone. The cables are WW2 anti-submarine indicator loops which were laid on the seabed between Crail and the Isle of May to detect enemy shipping entering the outer Forth during WW2. The small brick building that survives on the coast edge housed the loop connections. See http://indicatorloops.com/mayisland.htm for more information.
Survey as part of general survey if WW2 and other archaeological features on this part of the coast. Assign priority 3.