In a small cave measuring 5 m across at the mouth and 7 m deep into the rock face and located at the W of the main Smoo cave, potentially Norse midden deposits were discovered in 1995 (Pollard, forthcoming). Dependent on what, if anything, was excavated at that time the deposits that remain may be in a poor condition. There is a quantity of debris washed in to this cave that includes a car battery, an oil drum and a boat trailer. Wave action is continuing to erode any stratigraphical deposits which remain in this cave.
Location
241860.00
967270.00
27700
58.5646133
-4.7204041
Submitted photographs
Image
Date
Caption
User
30/08/2014
Closer view of cave and vegetated midden
training1
30/08/2014
Glass Knappers Cave
training1
30/08/2014
General view looking southwest towards Smoo Cave, Glass Knappers Cave on right of image
training1
Submitted updates
Update id
Date
User
1744
30/08/2014
training1
Tidal state
Mid
Site located?
Yes
Proximity to coast edge
Coast edge
Coastally eroding?
not eroding
Access
accessible on foot (footpath)
Local knowledge
is well known; is well visited; has local associations/history
Description
In a small cave measuring 5 m across at the mouth and 7 m deep into the rock face and located at the W of the main Smoo cave, potentially Norse midden deposits were discovered in 1995 (Pollard, forthcoming). Dependent on what, if anything, was excavated at that time the deposits that remain may be in a poor condition. There is a quantity of debris washed in to this cave that includes a car battery, an oil drum and a boat trailer. Wave action is continuing to erode any stratigraphical deposits which remain in this cave.
29/08/14
Wave action would only impact the cave at extreme tides and/or weather events. The boat trailer, etc noted in the original survey was probably deliberately being stored in the cave.
Midden material in front of cave well vegetated and currently stable.
None.
Remove from priorities; of research interest, but not currently under threat from coastal processes.
