Condition

6
Building
Second World War
Dumfries and Galloway

Description

Rectangular stone building 7.96m N-S by 2m E-W and standing up to 2.46m high, with a concrete slab roof, part of which has collapsed into the structure. External ground level on the west side has been built up by a high mound of stone, now grassed-over. Two internal rooms, divided by a central wall with no communicating doorway between them. Both rooms have 2.33m wide doorways in the east elevation. Constructed of random coursed stone blocks, bonded with grey cement, with bricks at the corners on the east elevation, and at the reveals of the doorways in the east elevation. Gaps in the brickwork across the doorways may have housed wooden slats. A large iron hinge is set into the central stone and brick pier between the two doorways, short lengths of iron project from this pier, possibly the remains of a door housing, locking mechanism or hinge. Lengths of iron bar project up to 0.25m from high in the east wall near the north corner. Concrete floored, with a single step down into both rooms, with a flat 1.4m wide platform in front of the east wall running the length of the building. The north half of the concrete roofing slab has collapsed into the interior and the upper courses of the north wall have collapsed. Probably a store or shed associated with the Mulberrry Harbour testing site.

Location

248494.00
538398.00
27700
54.7176971
-4.3536320

Submitted photographs

Image Date Caption User
West elevation showing mounded material against west wall 15/04/2019 West elevation showing mounded material against west wall SolwayCoastwise
West elevation showing mounded material against west wall
North elevation 15/04/2019 North elevation SolwayCoastwise
North elevation
Interior side of north wall 15/04/2019 Interior side of north wall SolwayCoastwise
Interior side of north wall
View along east elevation 15/04/2019 View along east elevation SolwayCoastwise
View along east elevation
Sketch plan and east elevation with dimensions 15/04/2019 Sketch plan and east elevation with dimensions SolwayCoastwise
Sketch plan and east elevation with dimensions
East elevation with wide doorways 15/04/2019 East elevation with wide doorways training1
East elevation with wide doorways

Submitted updates

Update id Date User
3235 15/04/2019 SolwayCoastwise
Site located? Yes
Proximity to coast edge 11-50m
Coastally eroding? not eroding
Threats structural damage/decay
Description Rectangular stone building 7.96m N-S by 2m E-W and standing up to 2.46m high, with a concrete slab roof, part of which has collapsed into the structure. External ground level on the west side has been built up by a high mound of stone, now grassed-over. Two internal rooms, divided by a central wall with no communicating doorway between them. Both rooms have 2.33m wide doorways in the east elevation. Constructed of random coursed stone blocks, bonded with grey cement, with bricks at the corners on the east elevation, and at the reveals of the doorways in the east elevation. Gaps in the brickwork across the doorways may have housed wooden slats. A large iron hinge is set into the central stone and brick pier between the two doorways, short lengths of iron project from this pier, possibly the remains of a door housing, locking mechanism or hinge. Lengths of iron bar project up to 0.25m from high in the east wall near the north corner. Concrete floored, with a single step down into both rooms, with a flat 1.4m wide platform in front of the east wall running the length of the building. The north half of the concrete roofing slab has collapsed into the interior and the upper courses of the north wall have collapsed. Probably a store or shed associated with the Mulberrry Harbour testing site.

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