Condition

6
Fishing Stakes
Post-Medieval, Modern
Dumfries and Galloway

Description

Linear T-shaped arrangement of upstanding fish stakes, most standing to 1.2m tall. Li in intertidal zone and silt covered. 03/09/2013 Viewed from a distance. Disused. Vulnerable to coastal processes and chemical decay.

Location

284529.00
553242.00
27700
54.8605957
-3.8004637

Submitted photographs

Image Date Caption User
View of stake nets from Castle Hill promontory fort, looking NW 03/09/2013 View of stake nets from Castle Hill promontory fort, looking NW training1
View of stake nets from Castle Hill promontory fort, looking NW
Stake nets extending from west side of Rough Island into intertidal zone, looking SSE 03/09/2013 Stake nets extending from west side of Rough Island into intertidal zone, looking SSE training1
Stake nets extending from west side of Rough Island into intertidal zone, looking SSE
Stake nets on the left of the photo, looking south. 03/09/2013 Stake nets on the left of the photo, looking south. training1
Stake nets on the left of the photo, looking south.

Submitted updates

Update id Date User
1273 03/09/2013 training1
Tidal state Low
Site located? Yes
Proximity to coast edge Intertidal
Coastally eroding? active sea erosion; accreting
Threats structural damage/decay
Visibility above ground Limited visibility (partial remains)
Access accessible - difficult terrain
Description Linear T-shaped arrangement of upstanding fish stakes, most standing to 1.2m tall. Li in intertidal zone and silt covered. 03/09/2013 Viewed from a distance. Disused. Vulnerable to coastal processes and chemical decay.
None
Comments Located on a tidal island which is well known, The stake nets themselves are probably not individually significant but form an integral and important part of the aesthetic of the intertidal landscape of Rough Firth.

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