Condition

3
Eroding dunes with Old ground surface and stone co
60225
Argyll and Bute

Description

In one of the largest of a group of deflation hollows among the dunes which flank Machar beach there are traces of exposed old ground surface. There are at least two main phases of ground surface exposed. These occur as islands surrounded by blown sand and deflation surfaces. Amongst the deflation surfaces there are concentrations of stone, but they do not appear to have any form and may be ex-situ. There are surface scatters of shell (mainly terrestrial snail) and occasional pieces of unworked flint and pumice. This is intermixed with dumps containing 19th C and 20th C china, bottle glass, metal etc. While there are no in-situ deposits of an archaeological nature currently visible, the area is prone to constant shifting of the sand and should be monitored frequently for the appearance of new exposures. The grid reference supplied above represents a central point among the deflating area. ShoreUPDATE 25 June 2015 Site largely as described, but a stone wall is now visible running roughly north-south through the blow out. Several phases of turf line are exposed in section. The material visible on the base of the blow out is mostly fire cracked stone and modern/19th century material. Parts of this area appear to have stabilised since the original survey, with patches of grass now growing on the base of the blow out.

Location

120862.00
663613.00
27700
55.7849770
-6.4540801

Submitted photographs

Image Date Caption User
Machrie, general view of the blow out 26/06/2015 Machrie, general view of the blow out training1
Machrie, general view of the blow out
Machrie view of the west facing section showing the old ground surfaces, and the wall 26/06/2015 Machrie view of the west facing section showing the old ground surfaces, and the wall training1
Machrie view of the west facing section showing the old ground surfaces, and the wall
Machrie, general view of the blow out showing the OGS in section 26/06/2015 Machrie, general view of the blow out showing the OGS in section training1
Machrie, general view of the blow out showing the OGS in section
Machrie, general view showing the wall 26/06/2015 Machrie, general view showing the wall training1
Machrie, general view showing the wall
Machrie, general view 26/06/2015 Machrie, general view training1
Machrie, general view
Machrie, view of wall 26/06/2015 Machrie, view of wall training1
Machrie, view of wall
Machrie, view of wall 26/06/2015 Machrie, view of wall training1
Machrie, view of wall

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