Set in an erosion-scar within dunes at the rear of the beach is the location of a previously-excavated Viking grave. There is now little trace of exactly where the body was removed from. Further erosion has revealed a layer of at least eleven large stones (0.1-0.3 m) within clean sand at the rear of the eroded area. More stones are scattered down the slope. This may represent further contemporary remains not revealed at the time of excavation which should be investigated, given the importance of the site (see Batey, Gourlay & Low 1998). The grid-reference for this site in the NMRS is clearly wrong and has been corrected above.
Location
238690.00
970650.00
27700
58.5937691
-4.7772312
Submitted photographs
Image
Date
Caption
User
29/08/2014
General view of site of burial
training1
29/08/2014
Stone eroding out of dune at site of burial
training1
Submitted updates
Update id
Date
User
1732
29/08/2014
training1
Tidal state
Low
Site located?
Unsure
Proximity to coast edge
Coast edge
Coastally eroding?
active wind erosion (in dunes only); has eroded in the past
Visibility above ground
Limited visibility (partial remains)
Visibility in section
Limited visibility in section
Access
accessible - difficult terrain
Local knowledge
don't know
Description
Set in an erosion-scar within dunes at the rear of the beach is the location of a previously-excavated Viking grave. There is now little trace of exactly where the body was removed from. Further erosion has revealed a layer of at least eleven large stones (0.1-0.3 m) within clean sand at the rear of the eroded area. More stones are scattered down the slope. This may represent further contemporary remains not revealed at the time of excavation which should be investigated, given the importance of the site (see Batey, Gourlay & Low 1998). The grid-reference for this site in the NMRS is clearly wrong and has been corrected above.
29/08/2014
several boulder sized stones visible in blowout but not possible to say if associated with burial.
Remove from high priority. 3 or 4. Monitor general area