Condition

6
Causeway
Dumfries and Galloway

Description

Linear upstanding causeway, consisting of deposited shell and cobbles. Intertidal zone with accreting silt. Orientated N-S, 0.7km x 7m x 0.2m. 04/09/2013 Curvilinear tidal causeway linking Rough Island with mainland at Roughfirth. A natural feature probably artificially enhanced.

Location

284182.00
553738.00
27700
54.8649712
-3.8060658

Submitted photographs

Image Date Caption User
Closer view of causeway from Mote of Mark looking SSW 03/09/2013 Closer view of causeway from Mote of Mark looking SSW training1
Closer view of causeway from Mote of Mark looking SSW
From Roughfirth foreshore looking S. Rough Island in background. 03/09/2013 From Roughfirth foreshore looking S. Rough Island in background. training1
From Roughfirth foreshore looking S. Rough Island in background.
General view from Mote of Mark (fort) looking SSW 03/09/2013 General view from Mote of Mark (fort) looking SSW training1
General view from Mote of Mark (fort) looking SSW

Submitted updates

Update id Date User
1271 03/09/2013 training1
Tidal state Low
Site located? Yes
Proximity to coast edge Intertidal
Coastally eroding? active sea erosion
Visibility above ground Limited visibility (partial remains)
Access accessible - difficult terrain
Local knowledge is well known; is well visited; has local associations/history
Description Linear upstanding causeway, consisting of deposited shell and cobbles. Intertidal zone with accreting silt. Orientated N-S, 0.7km x 7m x 0.2m. 04/09/2013 Curvilinear tidal causeway linking Rough Island with mainland at Roughfirth. A natural feature probably artificially enhanced.
Comments A well visited and well known feature. Owned and managed by NTS. A focus for local arts events e.g. Walking the Tide.

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