Shell and stone deposits are visible in three short exposures in sand dunes which form the coast edge. The westernmost exposure measures some 10m in length and is located in the upper 1.2m of a dune ridge which stands up to 2.5m in height. Here, a 0.4m deep concentration of stone covers a 0.1m deep layer of crushed shell fragments. The base of the dunes are obscured by accumulations of sand. In a second 10m long exposure, located some 30m further east, a column of coursed masonry is visible, with concentrations of shell lying both above and below it. There is currently nothing to indicate the nature or date of these remains. The easternmost exposure lies 10m further along. Here, part of a wall can be seen to run parallel to the coast edge for some 8m. Formed from flat slabs, this coursed wall stands up to 0.4m high and is covered only by turf and topsoil; a thin band of shelly soil lies beneath it. Further, more fragmentary, remains are visible inland in this area.
Location
377150.00
1043820.00
27700
59.2802467
-2.4027267
Submitted photographs
Image
Date
Caption
User
23/04/2013
Coast edge in area of Park site
training1
23/04/2013
Area of site of coastal exposure at Park
training1
Submitted updates
Update id
Date
User
930
23/04/2013
training1
Tidal state
Low
Site located?
No
Proximity to coast edge
Coast edge
Coastally eroding?
active sea erosion; active wind erosion (in dunes only); has eroded in the past
Visibility above ground
Not visible
Visibility in section
Not visible
Access
easily accessible - no restrictions
Local knowledge
is not locally known
Description
Shell and stone deposits are visible in three short exposures in sand dunes which form the coast edge. The westernmost exposure measures some 10m in length and is located in the upper 1.2m of a dune ridge which stands up to 2.5m in height. Here, a 0.4m deep concentration of stone covers a 0.1m deep layer of crushed shell fragments. The base of the dunes are obscured by accumulations of sand. In a second 10m long exposure, located some 30m further east, a column of coursed masonry is visible, with concentrations of shell lying both above and below it. There is currently nothing to indicate the nature or date of these remains. The easternmost exposure lies 10m further along. Here, part of a wall can be seen to run parallel to the coast edge for some 8m. Formed from flat slabs, this coursed wall stands up to 0.4m high and is covered only by turf and topsoil; a thin band of shelly soil lies beneath it. Further, more fragmentary, remains are visible inland in this area.
