A quantity of strewn stone covers an area some 26m by 26m in size. Within this concentration, large stones and fragments of walling define the remains of a structure. It lies on the shore and is actively eroding. The structure is a large sub-rectangular building with bowed long walls and a curved gable. It measures at least 10m in length and 6m in width but the wall lines can be seen to continue into the sea, where only largest stones survive. The walls are up to 2m thick in parts and are faced on both sides with large orthostats. Natural sections cut through walls by erosion indicate a rubble core filled also with a soil matrix containing peat ash and charcoal. In the interior of the building stones protruding through the grass are suggestive of internal features. A fragmentary wall curves around the building. This site is interpreted as the remains of a long house of the Viking/Norse period. The remains of associated walls and structures or enclosures adjoin the building. 20.05.15 Site located, identifiable from description, exposed section similar to description. The structure is being submerged and lies partly in the intertidal zone and partly behind the coast edge. ShoreUPDATE 23/02/2018 As described. Pottery recovered from eroding sections looks prehistoric (Bronze Age?) which suggests an earlier date than the Norse period initially suggested by the CZAS record. |
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23/02/2018 | Feb 2018: General view showing structure with wall lines continuing onto beach | joannahambly |
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23/02/2018 | Feb 2018: Eroded wall of structure continuing on beach | joannahambly |
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23/02/2018 | Feb 2018: wall lines on beach in front of structure | joannahambly |
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23/02/2018 | Feb 2018: wall lines continuing onto beach from coast edge | joannahambly |
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23/02/2018 | Feb 2018: View from beach showing walls behind coast edge, visible in section and continuing on beach | joannahambly |
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20/05/2015 | Erosion face through seaward end of structure, looking SW | training1 |
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20/05/2015 | Landward remains of structure and submerged walls in background, looking NE | training1 |
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