An extensive burial complex with burials from the Bronze Age and Norse period. For the Norse burials see site record 2193.
A Bronze Age kerbed cairn was excavated in the 1970s. It was constructed on top of a ploughed soil. Three phases of burial were found during the original excavation; a D-shaped cairn with a well-defined kerb, containing an inhumation in a short cist, a later intrusive small corbelled cist containing a cremation urn, and a kerb cairn with two concentric kerbs, built over the earlier structures, containing a cremation burial. A further corbelled cist was found during excavations in 1992. Further work in 2009 uncovered a short cist containing an inhumation burial and a sandy mound partially revetted by a stone kerb which contained the remains of at least three individuals. A shell midden has been recorded in association with this cairn.
ShoreUPDATE 10/05/2016
As described, this site is being actively managed and has been enclosed to prevent further visitor erosion. The area is now recovering and becoming re-vegetated.
Location
109950.00
936390.00
27700
58.2204437
-6.9416761
Submitted photographs
Image
Date
Caption
User
10/05/2016
Cairn and partially vegetated section of blow out
training1
10/05/2016
Section of blow out partially vegetated
training1
10/05/2016
General view of blow out
training1
10/05/2016
General view of blow out area in cemetery
training1
Submitted updates
Update id
Date
User
2678
10/05/2016
training1
Tidal state
Mid
Site located?
Yes
Proximity to coast edge
11-50m
Coastally eroding?
active wind erosion (in dunes only)
Threats
animal burrows
Visibility above ground
Highly visible (substantial remains)
Visibility in section
Clearly visible in section
Access
easily accessible - no restrictions; vehicular access
Local knowledge
is well known
Description
An extensive burial complex with burials from the Bronze Age and Norse period. For the Norse burials see site record 2193.
A Bronze Age kerbed cairn was excavated in the 1970s. It was constructed on top of a ploughed soil. Three phases of burial were found during the original excavation; a D-shaped cairn with a well-defined kerb, containing an inhumation in a short cist, a later intrusive small corbelled cist containing a cremation urn, and a kerb cairn with two concentric kerbs, built over the earlier structures, containing a cremation burial. A further corbelled cist was found during excavations in 1992. Further work in 2009 uncovered a short cist containing an inhumation burial and a sandy mound partially revetted by a stone kerb which contained the remains of at least three individuals. A shell midden has been recorded in association with this cairn.
ShoreUPDATE 10/05/2016
As described, this site is being actively managed and has been enclosed to prevent further visitor erosion. The area is now recovering and becoming re-vegetated.
Very close monitoring and continued management
1866
15/11/2014
smoricebroom
Tidal state
Mid
Site located?
Yes
Proximity to coast edge
11-50m
Coastally eroding?
active sea erosion; active wind erosion (in dunes only)
is well known; is well visited; has local associations/history
Description
An extensive burial complex with burials from the Bronze Age and Norse period. For the Norse burials see site record 2193.
A Bronze Age kerbed cairn was excavated in the 1970s. It was constructed on top of a ploughed soil. Three phases of burial were found during the original excavation; a D-shaped cairn with a well-defined kerb, containing an inhumation in a short cist, a later intrusive small corbelled cist containing a cremation urn, and a kerb cairn with two concentric kerbs, built over the earlier structures, containing a cremation burial. A further corbelled cist was found during excavations in 1992. Further work in 2009 uncovered a short cist containing an inhumation burial and a sandy mound partially revetted by a stone kerb which contained the remains of at least three individuals. A shell midden has been recorded in association with this cairn.
Photograph yearly to monitor erosion from different views. Already had rescue excavation++