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
29/08/2014
Post settings in section of small blow out
training1
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.