Condition

3
Structural remains
296232
Orkney

Description

(i) Three sides of a small box-type feature are formed from upright slabs set into the ground. It measures 0.4m by 0.35m and is located 8m from the coast edge. It may represent part of a kelp pit of 18th-20th C date. (ii) A length of coursed masonry is revealed in a coastal exposure. It occurs towards the top of a slight rise and measures 1.3m in length by 0.35m high. It is covered by topsoil and turf and is built over subsoil and till. This feature does not appear to be of any great age and may also be associated with kelp working. (iii) At a distance of 40m to the southeast of (ii) the sea has truncated a mound and stonework is visible in the coastal exposure. The top of the mound is covered by grass and no further structural elements are visible. The stonework comprises random slabs which cannot be readily interpreted. They are covered by 0.3m of topsoil and turf and sit over subsoil and till. (iv) The remains of a kelp-drying wall are located 30m to the southeast of (iii). Close by, part of an old boundary, formed from upright slabs, is set at 90o to the coast edge. ShoreUPDATE 11th May 2015 Site generally as described. feature (i) at 351693 1040678. Small cist or stone box defined by four edge set stone slabs, on the west side of a small stream at the coast edge. Approximately 0.6m square, the stones stand to a maximum of 0.5m high on three sides, with a low sill on the seaward side. There are lower edge-set stones lining the inside faces of larger slabs. There is no evidence of a surrounding structure to indicate a building. No trace of contents has survived. Possibly a burial cist? Priority 2-3, investigate to establish whether any deposits survive. feature (ii) at 351700 1040678. A drystone wall 2m wide and 3 courses high visible in the coast edge. Cut into the old ground surface, and covered by modern topsoil and turf. A line of slightly raised ground running NW-SE in the hinterland behind the coast edge may represent a landward continuation. Priority 3/no priority, record as part of a wider survey. feature (iii) at 351761 1040647. Drystone wall constructed of large flat slabs, c.2m wide visible in south facing coastal section. There is no obvious surface expression in the hinterland. Seven courses are visible on the east face of the wall. The construction cut has been dug into the old ground surface which formed on top of the till. Does not appear to be related to the kelp industry, and may be related to the multiple earthwork features including banks, enclosures and cairns on this peninsula. Prioity 3, record as part of a wider survey.

Location

351693.00
1040678.00
27700
59.2498856
-2.8487046

Submitted photographs

Image Date Caption User
Stavers Geo feature (iii) coast edge 11/05/2015 Stavers Geo feature (iii) coast edge training1
Stavers Geo feature (iii) coast edge
Stavers Geo feature (iii) wall structure 11/05/2015 Stavers Geo feature (iii) wall structure training1
Stavers Geo feature (iii) wall structure
Stavers Geo feature (iii) wall in coast edge 11/05/2015 Stavers Geo feature (iii) wall in coast edge training1
Stavers Geo feature (iii) wall in coast edge
Stavers Geo feature (ii) coast edge 11/05/2015 Stavers Geo feature (ii) coast edge training1
Stavers Geo feature (ii) coast edge
Stavers Geo feature (ii) detail of wall 11/05/2015 Stavers Geo feature (ii) detail of wall training1
Stavers Geo feature (ii) detail of wall
Stavers Geo feature (ii) wall in section at coast edge 11/05/2015 Stavers Geo feature (ii) wall in section at coast edge training1
Stavers Geo feature (ii) wall in section at coast edge
Stavers Geo box structure and surrounding area 11/05/2015 Stavers Geo box structure and surrounding area training1
Stavers Geo box structure and surrounding area
Stavers Geo detail of box structure 11/05/2015 Stavers Geo detail of box structure training1
Stavers Geo detail of box structure
Stavers Geo box structure showing coast edge 11/05/2015 Stavers Geo box structure showing coast edge training1
Stavers Geo box structure showing coast edge
Stavers Geo showing box structure and erosion at coast edge and along stream 11/05/2015 Stavers Geo showing box structure and erosion at coast edge and along stream training1
Stavers Geo showing box structure and erosion at coast edge and along stream
Stavers Geo box structure on banks of stream 11/05/2015 Stavers Geo box structure on banks of stream training1
Stavers Geo box structure on banks of stream

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