A subterranean passage, aligned at 90 degrees to the coast edge, is exposed in the coastal section. It lies beneath 0.2m of topsoil and turf and a further 0.2m of colluvium. The drystone walls, which stand up to 1.1m or 16 courses high, are revetted against bedrock. The passage, therefore, is either partially cut into the rock or has utilised a natural chasm. It is 1.05m wide and can be followed into the section face for a distance of about 2.2m. Beyond this point the passage is filled with refuse which has been washed in by the sea. This structure may be part of a souterrain, or alternatively may be a noost or boat shed of some antiquity which has been buried. It is open to the sea and therefore vulnerable to destruction. urgent assessment is required.
ShoreUPDATE 10 May 2015
Site not located, modern dumping obscures two possible locations for this site. Nothing seen in the hinterland.
Location
329060.00
1007000.00
27700
58.9443283
-3.2345150
Submitted photographs
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Date
Caption
User
11/05/2015
Clestrain souterrain detail of possible location 2
training1
11/05/2015
Clestrain souterrain possible location 2
training1
11/05/2015
Clestrain souterrain detail of possible location 1