Within an eroding slightly elevated "island" of peat within the intertidal zone a number of animal bones and a stone revetted structure were excavated. A peaty topsoil, with frequent inclusions of animal bones and white quartz pebbles overlaid a buried soil that itself overlaid the rubble collapse of a 1.1 m long linear stone revetted wall that joined a small 0.80 m diameter circular stone revetted feature. The fill of the circular revetted feature comprised soft, brown, fibrous peat with frequent inclusions of large horizontal stones (rubble collapse), some small white quartz pebbles and bone. Both the circular revetted feature and the linear revetted wall, 0.2-0.4 m high, filled the same foundation trench that cut through a deposit of soft, reddish brown silty sand with frequent inclusions of orangey ash, 0.07-15 m deep. This overlay natural subsoil comprising soft silver grey sand.
ShoreUPDATE 08/05/2016
Although the exact site location in the intertidal zone was inaccessible at the time of the site visit, the area was seen. This feature has been excavated (Toolis, 2005) and the area examined as part of the Loch Paible ShoreDIG project.
Location
71830.00
868260.00
27700
57.5846596
-7.4936032
Submitted photographs
Image
Date
Caption
User
08/05/2016
General view of area of site from adjacent shore
training1
Submitted updates
Update id
Date
User
2674
08/05/2016
training1
Tidal state
Low
Site located?
Yes
Proximity to coast edge
Intertidal
Coastally eroding?
has eroded in the past
Visibility above ground
Limited visibility (partial remains)
Access
not accessible, but visible from public path/road/adjacent land
Description
Within an eroding slightly elevated "island" of peat within the intertidal zone a number of animal bones and a stone revetted structure were excavated. A peaty topsoil, with frequent inclusions of animal bones and white quartz pebbles overlaid a buried soil that itself overlaid the rubble collapse of a 1.1 m long linear stone revetted wall that joined a small 0.80 m diameter circular stone revetted feature. The fill of the circular revetted feature comprised soft, brown, fibrous peat with frequent inclusions of large horizontal stones (rubble collapse), some small white quartz pebbles and bone. Both the circular revetted feature and the linear revetted wall, 0.2-0.4 m high, filled the same foundation trench that cut through a deposit of soft, reddish brown silty sand with frequent inclusions of orangey ash, 0.07-15 m deep. This overlay natural subsoil comprising soft silver grey sand.
ShoreUPDATE 08/05/2016
Although the exact site location in the intertidal zone was inaccessible at the time of the site visit, the area was seen. This feature has been excavated (Toolis, 2005) and the area examined as part of the Loch Paible ShoreDIG project.
