Condition

6
WWII ?Radar posts
Modern
Highland

Description

Set in the grassed dunes above the cliffs and in a large erosion scar are the remains of two rectangular, flat roofed, concrete buildings. The S example measures 11 m E-W by 6 m and the N example, 6 m N-S by 4 m. To the E of the latter structure are four steel posts embedded in concrete plinths with breeze blocks scattered in the immediate environs. This appears to be the remnants of an aerial mast. All of these structures seem to have been systematically decommissioned and stripped of all fittings. The erosion-scar in which this complex sits is up to 1.5 m deep and seems to have been caused by the original excavation of the dune for the laying of the foundations of these structures. The stability of the ground, once compromised, has not recovered and sand continues to blow out of the scar. This problem is being exacerbated by rabbit-burrowing.

Location

239710.00
969910.00
27700
58.5875092
-4.7591815

Submitted photographs

Image Date Caption User
Post settings in section of small blow out 29/08/2014 Post settings in section of small blow out training1
Post settings in section of small blow out

Submitted updates

Update id Date User
1734 29/08/2014 training1
Site located? Unsure
Coastally eroding? active wind erosion (in dunes only)
Visibility above ground Not visible
Visibility in section Clearly visible in section
Access accessible - difficult terrain
Description Set in the grassed dunes above the cliffs and in a large erosion scar are the remains of two rectangular, flat roofed, concrete buildings. The S example measures 11 m E-W by 6 m and the N example, 6 m N-S by 4 m. To the E of the latter structure are four steel posts embedded in concrete plinths with breeze blocks scattered in the immediate environs. This appears to be the remnants of an aerial mast. All of these structures seem to have been systematically decommissioned and stripped of all fittings. The erosion-scar in which this complex sits is up to 1.5 m deep and seems to have been caused by the original excavation of the dune for the laying of the foundations of these structures. The stability of the ground, once compromised, has not recovered and sand continues to blow out of the scar. This problem is being exacerbated by rabbit-burrowing. 29/08/2014 No surface visible remains of site as described. two post settings filled with concrete in section of minor blow-out. Local ranger told us that the MOD had cleared the structures as they were a health and safety hazard.
Remove from priority
Comments Described remains have been cleared by MOD

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