A sandhill site locally known as Sloc Sabhaidh, has revealed a series of kitchen-middens containing ashes, shells etc. Other finds include hammer-stones, bone pins, potsherds and a thin bronze ring ornamented with twisted wire, probably Viking, not later than AD.900-1000. Within the base of the southern sandhill were found flint flakes, potsherds and charred bones, probably indicating a burnt burial, while, on a small knoll on the N of the site, cut-marked whale bones and a crude saddle quern were found. 1911.Sloc Sabhaidh is at c. NF 7823 6085. Shells, bones and ash can be seen in the many rabbit holes in the mound. Only a slight trace of a mound could be seen at this location. A possible hearth was identified at NF 78201 60824. A thick midden deposit was identified within the sand section at NF 78210 60820, containing possible stone structure and numerous sherds of Iron Age pottery as well as slag, shell and animal bone.
ShoreUPDATE 11/01/2014:
Site covered in shingle and a freshly exposed stone wall on far edge
ShoreUPDATE 22/09/2014:
This is the northernmost of 2 wheelhouses excavated by the SCAPE Trust between 2007-2010. The western half of the wheelhouse was completely excavated.The eastern half remains beneath the storm beach and bank/track. Only the upper metre of midden deposits currently exposed.
Location
78213.00
860812.00
27700
57.5226440
-7.3774743
Submitted photographs
Image
Date
Caption
User
11/01/2014
General view looking Northeast to show relative location of Site 9618 to south and Site 9618 to north
training1
22/09/2014
General view of site looking Northeast
training1
22/09/2014
Closer view of midden exposed at top of storm beach
training1
Submitted updates
Update id
Date
User
1533
11/01/2014
matthewmacisaac
Tidal state
High
Site located?
Yes
Proximity to coast edge
Coast edge
Coastally eroding?
active sea erosion; active wind erosion (in dunes only); has eroded in the past
Threats
animal burrows
Visibility above ground
Not visible
Visibility in section
Limited visibility in section
Access
easily accessible - no restrictions
Local knowledge
is well known
Description
A sandhill site locally known as Sloc Sabhaidh, has revealed a series of kitchen-middens containing ashes, shells etc. Other finds include hammer-stones, bone pins, potsherds and a thin bronze ring ornamented with twisted wire, probably Viking, not later than AD.900-1000. Within the base of the southern sandhill were found flint flakes, potsherds and charred bones, probably indicating a burnt burial, while, on a small knoll on the N of the site, cut-marked whale bones and a crude saddle quern were found. 1911.Sloc Sabhaidh is at c. NF 7823 6085. Shells, bones and ash can be seen in the many rabbit holes in the mound. Only a slight trace of a mound could be seen at this location. A possible hearth was identified at NF 78201 60824. A thick midden deposit was identified within the sand section at NF 78210 60820, containing possible stone structure and numerous sherds of Iron Age pottery as well as slag, shell and animal bone.
ShoreUPDATE 11/01/2014:
site covered in shingle and a freshly exposed stone wall on far edge
Remove from Priorities. Already excavated
Comments
site covered in shingle and a freshly exposed stone wall on far edge
