A sub-triangular enclosure, 32 x 29 x 26.5m, attached to an old land boundary at the south-west tip of Borve headland. The enclosure is marked by a low bank on which a number of upright stones stand at irregular intervals; the SE bank has nine stones still standing in situ. The land boundary, marked by a low bank, runs from the enclosure and disappears under the west wall of the modern cemetery 100m away. It appears to be heading towards the mound in the far south-east corner of the cemetery, site 1 (BS). One further bank can be seen to run southwards from this boundary towards the waters edge. We believe this enclosure is ancient and may be broadly contemporary with site l.
ShoreUPDATE 05/05/2016
As described
Location
64670.00
801720.00
27700
56.9845123
-7.5226803
Submitted photographs
Image
Date
Caption
User
05/05/2016
Enclosure bank with upright stones
training1
05/05/2016
Large boundary bank
training1
05/05/2016
Enclosure bank with occasional upright stones
training1
05/05/2016
General view of the coast edge at Borve Point
training1
05/05/2016
The coast edge in area of enclosure
training1
Submitted updates
Update id
Date
User
2626
05/05/2016
training1
Tidal state
High
Site located?
Yes
Proximity to coast edge
Coast edge
Coastally eroding?
active sea erosion; has eroded in the past
Threats
stock erosion
Visibility above ground
Limited visibility (partial remains)
Visibility in section
Not visible
Access
accessible on foot (footpath)
Local knowledge
is not locally known
Description
A sub-triangular enclosure, 32 x 29 x 26.5m, attached to an old land boundary at the south-west tip of Borve headland. The enclosure is marked by a low bank on which a number of upright stones stand at irregular intervals; the SE bank has nine stones still standing in situ. The land boundary, marked by a low bank, runs from the enclosure and disappears under the west wall of the modern cemetery 100m away. It appears to be heading towards the mound in the far south-east corner of the cemetery, site 1 (BS). One further bank can be seen to run southwards from this boundary towards the waters edge. We believe this enclosure is ancient and may be broadly contemporary with site l.
ShoreUPDATE 05/05/2016 As described
Remove from priorities; impact of erosion is minimal and nothing visible in coast edge