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Eroding dunes with Old ground surface and stone co | |
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Argyll and Bute |
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. |
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Image | Date | Caption | User |
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26/06/2015 | Machrie, general view of the blow out | training1 | |
26/06/2015 | Machrie view of the west facing section showing the old ground surfaces, and the wall | training1 | |
26/06/2015 | Machrie, general view of the blow out showing the OGS in section | training1 | |
26/06/2015 | Machrie, general view showing the wall | training1 | |
26/06/2015 | Machrie, general view | training1 | |
26/06/2015 | Machrie, view of wall | training1 | |
26/06/2015 | Machrie, view of wall | training1 | |
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