ApPendix 10.2 Undesignated Assets in the CULTURAL HERITAGE Inner STudy Areas (Figure 10.1, Volume 2)

SMR no / Canmore no / Designation Ref

Asset Name / Type

Easting

Northing

Source(s)

Asset description

Asset Sensitivity

CFA 001

Area of Rig and Furrow

373560

675722

Lidar; Field Survey

An area of rig and furrow was recorded covering much of the field to the south of the coast west of Chapel Point. The rigs are visible in lidar imagery, aligned roughly west to east, and are detectable on the ground, but are poorly preserved, measuring around 4 m wide and little more than 0.2 m high.

The remains are evidence of relic post medieval cultivation.

Low

MEL 1764

St Denis's Chapel

373930

675799

HER

The HER records that a chapel was recorded in the New Statistical Account (1845) and the Ordnance Survey Name Book (1853) as having been washed away by the sea some years previously and that bones found in the vicinity suggest the presence of a burial ground.

 

In 2006 (MEL 9365) and 2015 (MEL 11001 and MEL 10836) medieval pottery shards and animal bones were recorded in coastal erosion on Chapel Point perhaps indicating that remains of medieval date survive on this headland. In 2016 a geophysical survey (EEL 1007) at Chapel Point was undertaken to identify remains of the chapel or the burial ground, but no definitive geophysical anomalies were identified which could correspond to the former chapel or burial ground.

 

From the results of the geophysical survey, the eroding remains of medieval date, and the antiquarian reports on the chapel, it is not clear what, if anything, remains of this chapel and burial ground on Chapel Point.

Medium

MEL 1770

Skateraw Possible Long Cist Burial

373000

675299

HER, Canmore

The HER records that in 1964 a possible cist was recorded in the field to the immediate south of Skateraw, ring ditches and cropmarks (SM 4040), and east of Dryburn Bridge, enclosure (SM 4038). Excavation recorded three stones, set on edge in a line east to west.

 

The total length of the stones was recorded as being 6ft 2 ins (1.8 m) and they were 1ft deep (0.3 m). There was no sign of a body. They were interpreted as the remains of a destroyed long cist burial.

Low

MEL 1774

Skateraw Enclosure

373579

675350

HER, Canmore, Aerial photography

The HER and Canmore report the cropmarks of an enclosure visible on aerial photography about 250 m north, northeast of Skateraw (Fairey Survey Ltd, 20/986-91, flown 1974).

 

Not visible on current aerial photography (Google Earth, Bing Aerial) this may be a result of crop conditions at time of photography rather than absence of cropmarks.

Up to Medium

MEL 1777

Skateraw Earthwork

373309

675479

HER, Canmore, Field survey

The HER and Canmore record the remains of an earthwork, represented by a circular platform 12 m in diameter with an outer ditch 0.2 m deep; overall diameter 18 m. Destroyed by ploughing in the field to the south.


It was visible on aerial photographs (58/RAF/5262: 0288-9) and was visited by the Ordnance Survey 8 August 1966.

 

Field survey (January 2022) found no evidence on the ground for any platform or other earthworks.

Low

MEL 1799

Innerwick Free Church

372110

675019

HER, historic mapping

The HER records that the free church and manse are depicted on the first edition Ordnance Survey map (Haddingtonshire, sheet 12, 1854) and are still shown on the Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 map sheet (NT77NW, 1983). They have since been demolished, presumably to make way for the new route of the A1 Trunk Road.

Negligible

MEL 1800

Innerwick Free Church, Manse

372120

674999

HER, historic maps

The HER records that the free church and manse are depicted on the first edition Ordnance Survey map (Haddingtonshire, sheet 12, 1854) and are still shown on the Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 map sheet (NT77NW, 1983). They have since been demolished, presumably to make way for the new route of the A1 Trunk Road.

Negligible

MEL 1812

Skateraw Cist

372190

675029

HER

The HER records that a cist, containing a beaker, was found in February 1939 on Skateraw farm. The findspot was on the crest of a low natural ridge, near Innerwick Free Church, Manse (MEL 1779 & MEL 1800), immediately in front of the windows. There was no trace of a tumulus and the cist, which was less than 1ft (0.3 m) below the surface, was formed of four slabs and measured 4ft (1.2 m) by 2 1/2 ft (0.75 m) by about 2ft (0.6 m) deep.

 

Low

MEL 1813

Skateraw Short Cist

373129

675379

HER

The HER records the site of a short cist (MEL1813) within the scheduled area of Skateraw, ring ditches and cropmarks (SM4040), which was recorded during ploughing in 1958. The cist was made of local slabs and contained a crouched burial and a beaker. Cremation burials of this type are typically dated to the early Bronze Age. There are no surface remains of this burial.

Low

MEL 1814

Skateraw Burial Cairn

373299

675099

HER

The HER records that an 'immense cairn' in a field on Skateraw farm was removed sometime between 1806 and 1814.

Beneath a pile of stones was a stone lined cist containing the remains of a skeleton, accompanied by an Early Bronze Age flat dagger. The dagger blade and its associated gold pommel-mount are in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland.

 

A watching brief was carried out in December 2004, during topsoil stripping and the grubbing out of concrete foundations of a barn on the west side of the farm. No archaeological features or deposits were identified.

Low

MEL 1848

Innerwick Stone Coffins

373000

673699

HER, Canmore

The HER and Canmore record that stone coffins were found March 1913, recorded on an undated 6" plan by R B K Stevenson held in National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS).

 

No further details provided.

Low

MEL 1850

Edinken Bridge Stone

373699

673199

HER, Canmore, Field Survey

The HER and Canmore record that four large stones, which stood near Edinken Bridge, were removed a considerable time ago. Excavations were carried out at the site in 1835. Not far from the surface, a large urn was found, surrounded with black ashes, and inverted over a cremation burial. There was no trace of any kind of cist, though a few small stones were found at a depth of 4ft (1.2 m). This excavation was recorded in the New Statistical Account of 1845. 

 

Field survey (January 2022) found no upstanding evidence of this asset.

Low

MEL 1861

Skateraw Cropmark Quarry

373740

674936

HER,

The HER records a cropmark, originally interpreted as a prehistoric roundhouse and designated a scheduled monument.

 

Subsequent examination of aerial photographs taken in the 1970s revealed this was an area of quarry pits, and it was subsequently de-scheduled in 1993.

Negligible

MEL 1878

Crowhill Famstead

373499

674099

HER, historic maps

The HER records that the farmstead, depicted on the first edition Ordnance Survey (Haddingtonshire, sheet 12, 1854) is still upstanding.

Low

MEL 1897

Edinken Bridge / The Bridge Of Edincain, King Edward's Bridge, Edirken's Bridge, Edinken's Bridge

373760

673260

HER, Canmore, Field Survey

The HER and Canmore record that neither the correct name nor age of this bridge is known, although it is said to have been ancient. Apart from two small fragments of stone it was removed some years previous to 1836. At the beginning of the 18th century the name is recorded as 'the bridge of Edincain', in the course of the 18th century it was known as 'King Edward's Bridge', at the end of the 18th century it was ‘Edirken's Bridge’, and, in 1836, ‘Edinken's Bridge’. (source: NSA 1845 (A Forman); Name Book 1853)

When visited in 1966 by the Ordnance Survey, they recorded that all that remains of this small, single-arched bridge are fragments of masonry on both sides of the stream where the arch springs from the natural rock-face. The portion on the south side has almost gone but that on the north side appears to have retained its original width of 3.5 m. Edinken Bridge appears to be the local name.

 

Field survey (January 2022) found that the location and remains of this bridge could not be confidently identified, along a steep side gorge covered in trees and vegetation. It is possible that the remains seen in 1966 survive beneath the present vegetation cover.

Low

MEL 1899

Corswick Hill Enclosure

372752

674194

HER, Canmore, Aerial photography

The HER and Canmore record cropmarks of a rectilinear enclosure and field boundaries from aerial photographs taken in 1986 and 1989,

 

Not visible on current aerial photography (Google Earth, Bing Aerial) this may be a result of crop conditions at time of photography rather than absence of cropmarks.

Medium

MEL 1958

Skateraw Natural Cropmark

373408

675519

 HER

The HER records that, in 2000, Headland Archaeology undertook an evaluation comprising geophysical survey and excavation of 21 trial trenches in advance of a proposed quarry at Skateraw, Dunbar around the cropmark (MEL 1958), which had previously been interpreted as a settlement.

 

The cropmark’s position was confirmed by geophysical survey, but excavation established it as a natural paleochannel.

None

MEL 1959

Skateraw Natural Cropmark

373540

675570

 HER

The HER records that, in 2000, Headland Archaeology undertook an evaluation comprising geophysical survey and excavation of 21 trial trenches in advance of a proposed quarry at Skateraw, Dunbar around the cropmark (MEL 1959), previously interpreted as a possible ring ditch.

 

Trenches across the cropmark found that the possible ring-ditch appears to be the result of naturally occurring clay patches.

None

MEL 2154

Skateraw / A1 Cement Works to Innerwick Archaeological Assessment

372000

674999

HER

The HER records that an archaeological assessment was carried out by CFA in March 1994 along a 500 m wide survey corridor, in advance of the improvement of a c2 km stretch of the A1 Trunk Road. This involved a desk-based survey, field survey, detailed fieldwalking of a limited area, geophysical survey, and trial-trenching within land parcels to the north of the A1 Trunk Road. Particular attention was paid to the area around the Skateraw Bronze Age burial (MEL 1812). A total of fifty trenches was excavated, covering an area of 780 square metres.

 

Within the trenches the Skateraw Long Cist (MEL 2156) and an isolated, undated circular feature (MEL 2157) were recorded. These assets have been assigned sensitivity against their HER number in this table. The remaining features recorded were modern borrow pits and the remains of concrete hardstandings presumed to be associated with temporary structure built during the construction of the Tarmac Cement Plant.

None

MEL 2156

Skateraw Long Cist Burial

372149

675009

HER

THE HER records that a long cist burial, dated to between 440 and 623 AD was identified during trial trenching by CFA (1994) around the area of the Skateraw burial (MEL 1812) close to the Innerwick Church (MEL 1799) and Manse (MEL 1800) in advance of the upgrade to the A1 Trunk Road.

 

The stone grave contained poorly preserved skeletal remains but no artefacts. The radiocarbon dating of the contents of the cist, the east - west orientation, and the absence of grave goods led to interpretation of an Early Christian date for this cist, which was apparently an isolated example.

Low

MEL 2157

Skateraw / Innerwick Manse

372249

674980

 HER

The HER records that in 1994 CFA undertook evaluation trenching on the route of the A1, between the cement works and Innerwick.

 

An isolated, circular feature was located c140 m east of Innerwick Manse. It measured c1.2 m in diameter by c0.2 m deep, and the fill consisted of a large quantity of densely packed, rounded stones within a humic sandy silt. No associated features were found, and no dateable evidence was recorded.

Negligible

MEL 2369

Chapel Point Building

373760

675728

HER, historic maps, field survey

The HER records the roofless shell of a gabled house is situated behind the beach on the north side of Skateraw Harbour. It has an enclosed garden to the seaward side. It measures some c. 10 m north to south by 5.5 m wide. The walls are 0.4-0.5 m thick and stand to 2 m high at the single surviving gable. The wall heads have been capped with mortar, possibly in order to consolidate it. There are surface scatters of 19th century/ early 20th century midden (pottery, glass etc.) in the area.

 

On the first edition Ordnance Survey (Haddingtonshire, sheet 12, 1854) the site is shown as a long rectangular building.

 

Field survey (January 2022) confirmed that the building survives, as recorded in the HER.

Low

MEL 2370

Chapel Point Building

373854

675779

HER, historic maps, field survey, aerial photography

The HER records (from GUARD coastal survey) that a roofed structure was present on 1946 Aerial Photographs (B17 7417-8 15/4/46), but not marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map (Haddingtonshire, sheet 12, 1854). It is absent on 1965 AP's (OS65/2 308-10 28/3/65). The building is not depicted on current mapping and a site visit (for the coastal survey) confirmed the structure is no longer visible.

 

Field survey (January 2022) confirmed that there is no building at the recorded location.

Negligible

MEL 2371

Skateraw Boathouse

373699

675579

HER, historic maps, field survey, aerial photography

The HER records (from GUARD coastal survey) a boathouse with slipway, roofed on the 1946 Aerial Photograph (B17 7417-8 15/4/46), but not marked as roofed on the Ordnance Survey mapping. A site visit (for the coastal survey) confirmed that the building has been removed though its floor survives.

 

Field survey (January 2022) confirmed that there is no building at the recorded location.

Low

MEL 2499

Thornton Law Enclosure

373152

673548

HER, aerial photography, Google Earth, Bing Aerial

The HER records cropmarks of a rectilinear enclosure, transcribed by the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) as an enclosure approximately 70 m southwest to northeast by 55 m northwest to southeast. The cropmark is most pronounced on the northeast side and is cut by two possible trackways, according to Canmore airborne mapping[1].The typology of this cropmark is such that it does not allow for a date range to be confidently assigned without intrusive investigation, though it may possibly suggest a Romano British enclosure.

 

A rectilinear feature can be seen as a cropmark on both current Google Earth and Bing Aerial imagery.

Medium

MEL 2607

Dryburn, Railway Bridge / Dry Burn, Railway Bridge, East Barnes, Railway Bridge

372670

675429

HER, historic maps

The HER records that the railway bridge, depicted on the first edition Ordnance Survey map (Haddingtonshire, sheet 12, 1854), is still in use.

Low

MEL 2656

Skateraw Watching Brief

373499

675599

HER

The HER records that an archaeological watching brief was undertaken during topsoil stripping associated with an extension to the borrow-pit west of Skateraw Harbour, as part of the A1 dualling (Spott Junction to Oswald Dean section). No finds or features of significance were found.

None

MEL 2839

Skateraw Quarry, Dunbar

373469

675505

HER

The HER records that, in August 2003, Headland Archaeology undertook an archaeological watching brief during soil stripping at Skateraw Quarry. This work followed an initial evaluation and a first phase of watching brief. The initial phase of monitoring in Aug 2001 recorded an infilled paleochannel.

 

During the second phase of monitoring, in August 2003, a single archaeological feature was encountered: a small, circular pit containing oak charcoal, fire-cracked stones, and two small pieces of worked flint.

Negligible

MEL 4071

Thornton Bridge / Innerwick, Ford Bridge

373911

673283

HER, historic maps

The HER records that a road bridge, depicted on the first edition Ordnance Survey (Haddingtonshire, sheet 12, 1854), is still in use.

Low

MEL 7922

Innerwick, Ford Bridge Dovecot

373877

673255

HER

The HER records that Ford Bridge Doocot, which was formerly a Category C Listed building, was demolished between 1939 and 1945. (Information from Demolitions catalogue held in RCAHMS Library).

Negligible

MEL 7947

Skateraw Quarry

373489

675550

HER, Field Visit

The HER records that a sand-and-gravel quarry has been recorded on oblique aerial photographs (, http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1681248 accessed17.01.2022).

 

 Field survey (January 2022) confirmed that the ground has been reinstated and is now an agricultural field.

None

MEL 9125

Chapel Point, War Memorial

373895

675765

HER, Field Visit

The HER records that a war memorial, to the boys of the St Giles Club who died in World War II, moved to Chapel Point in the 1980s.

 

Field survey (January 2022) found that the memorial is still present, and the inscription is as described.

Low

MEL 9365

Chapel Point Findspot

373908

675752

HER

The HER records that archaeological deposits, containing bone, shell and pottery sherds, were revealed in coastal exposures on the south side of Chapel Point. It is possible that they relate to the medieval chapel, St Denis's Chapel (MEL 1764), which is reported as once standing on this promontory.

Low

MEL 9366

Chapel Point Sculpture

373711

675812

HER, Field Visit

The HER records that a sculpture by artist Ronald Rae, entitled ‘Mr. Floaty’ and depicting a large fish, was set by the John Muir Way, close to the coast edge. Carved from red granite, the sculpture was on loan from the artist to the Demarco Skateraw Project.

Field survey (January 2022) found that the sculpture is no longer present, and it is presumed the loan period has finished and the sculpture has been removed to another location.

None

MEL 9792

Innerwick Farm Aircraft Crash Site

373000

673599

HER

The HER records an aircraft crash on this site in 1940. The aircraft type is recorded as a Hurricane; ID number: L2115; Squadron: 605 Sqn.; Crash date: 24/6/40. Site either dug or visited by Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum. No further information.

Negligible

MEL 10227

Skateraw Farm Archaeological Evaluation

373450

675454

HER

The HER reports that, in September and October 2000, Headland Archaeology undertook an evaluation comprising 21 trenches in advance of a proposed quarry at Skateraw, Dunbar around two cropmarks: interpreted as a settlement (MEL 1958) and a possible ring ditch (MEL 1959). The position of MEL 1958 was confirmed by geophysical survey, but excavation established it as a natural palaeochannel. The subsoil was extremely variable across the site and most of the anomalies identified by geophysical survey were confirmed as natural features by trial trenching. The possible ring-ditch (MEL 1959) appears to be the result of naturally occurring clay patches.


The HER goes on to record that a number of isolated features were identified during the trial trenching. Three large cut features were interpreted as sand and gravel extraction pits. Two smaller pit bases and a linear feature had no clear function. A small assemblage of lithic waste was recovered from several of the features. Given the close proximity of known prehistoric sites it was seen as likely that the area was subject to low intensity use from an early period. Evidence for furrow cultivation, and some late medieval pottery, was also recovered from the area.

 

This area was subsequently used as a quarry ( http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1681248 accessed17/01/2022) and has subsequently been reinstated as a pasture field.

None

MEL 10228

Skateraw Farm Rig and Furrow

373514

675538

HER

The HER records that an area of rig and furrow at Skateraw farm was recorded during the Skateraw evaluation (MEL 10227). No further details are provided.

 

The area has subsequently been quarried and reinstated as an agricultural field.

None

MEL 10316

Thornton Law / Castledene Cropmark; Trackway

373190

673448

HER, aerial photography

The HER records a linear cropmark, probable trackway, transcribed by RCAHMS from photo no. C28669. It crosses the scheduled cropmark Castledene, enclosure (SM 5849), which is interpreted as a late prehistoric enclosure.

 

This trackway is not visible on current Google Earth imagery but is possibly visible on current Bing Aerial imagery. The straightness of this linear feature, running from one of the current field entrances to a building at its west end, would suggest that it is a recent (post medieval / modern) feature.

Low

MEL 10407

Skateraw Landing Ground

373720

675170

HER

The HER records the site of a World War I emergency aircraft landing ground at Skateraw. The 1918 RAF survey of air stations listed it as an area of 21.5ha on the coast adjacent to a sea cliff.

Negligible

MEL 10836

Chapel Point Findspot

373908

675756

HER

The HER records that two medieval pottery sherds, which date to the 12th and 15th centuries, were revealed in the eroding coastal edge in 2015. It is possible that they relate to the medieval chapel, St Denis's Chapel (MEL1764) which is reported as once standing on this promontory.

Negligible

MEL 11001

Chapel Point Find Spot

373930

675760

HER

The HER records that nine medieval pottery sherds, which date from the 13th or possibly late 12th century, were revealed in eroding coastal edge in 2015. It is possible that they relate to the medieval chapel, St Denis's Chapel (MEL 1764) which is reported as once standing on this promontory.

Negligible

MEL 11230

Skateraw Geophysical Anomalies

373499

674781

HER, Grey literature

The HER records an area of archaeological interest from geophysical survey including possible ditches and archaeological features.

 

Between September and October 2015, Wessex Archaeology undertook a geophysical survey along the route of an onshore cable associated with the Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm. The survey demonstrated the presence of a number of anomalies of likely archaeological interest, including an L-shaped ditch-like feature (Wessex 4039) within an area of increased magnetic response (Wessex 4040).

 

Subsequently, a programme of archaeological trial trenching (EEL 1184, Malone 2019) was carried out along the route of the Neart na Gaoithe onshore cable which targeted these geophysical anomalies. No archaeological features were recorded at this location.

None

MEL 11231

Skateraw Geophysical Anomalies

373283

674838

HER, Grey literature

The HER records an area of archaeological interest from geophysical survey including possible ditches and archaeological features.

 

Between September and October 2015, Wessex Archaeology undertook a geophysical survey along the route of an onshore cable associated with the Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm. The survey demonstrated the presence of a number of anomalies of likely archaeological interest, including two sets of parallel sections of ditch (Wessex 4037 and 4038) within an area of increased magnetic response. Two smaller conjoined possible features lie to the north-east. The close physical proximity of the possible features suggests that they may be related

 

Subsequently, a programme of archaeological trial trenching (EEL 1184, Malone 2019) was carried out along the route of the Neart na Gaoithe onshore cable which targeted these geophysical anomalies. No archaeological features were recorded at this location.

None

MEL 11232

Skateraw Geophysical Anomalies

372743

674871

HER, Grey literature

The HER records an area of archaeological interest recorded from geophysical survey including possible ditches, enclosures and archaeological features.

 

Between September and October 2015, Wessex Archaeology undertook a geophysical survey along the route of an onshore cable associated with the Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm. The survey demonstrated the presence of a number of anomalies of likely archaeological interest, including two sections of curvilinear ditch (Wessex 4043 and 4044), two smaller narrow sections of linear ditch forming an L-shaped layout (Wessex 4045) and short section of ditch (Wessex 4046), associated with a rectangular area of increased magnetic response, and an additional circular area of increased magnetic response (Wessex 4047).

 

Subsequently, a programme of archaeological trial trenching (EEL 1184, Malone 2019) was carried out along the route of the Neart na Gaoithe onshore cable, which targeted the geophysical anomalies. No archaeological features were recorded at this location.

None

MEL 11411

Thornton Hill Cropmark Pits

373340

673170

HER, aerial photography, Google Earth, Bing Aerial

The HER and Canmore record that two, large possible pits, have been recorded as cropmarks on oblique aerial photographs (RCAHMS AP 2015) on a promontory in the angle between the Braidwood Burn and the Ogle Burn.

 

The possible pits are not visible on current aerial photography (Google Earth, Bing Aerial) but this may be a result of crop conditions at time of photography rather than absence of cropmarks.

Up to Medium

MEL 11438

Innerwick Cropmark Trackway

373140

673850

HER, aerial photography, Google Earth, Bing Aerial

The HER records a possible trackway recorded from 2015 aerial photography. No further description is provided.

 

The possible trackway is not visible on current aerial photography (Google Earth) but this may be a result of crop conditions at time of photography rather than absence of cropmarks. Bing Aerial imagery shows a wide feature, possibly a paleochannel.

Low

 

[1] https://canmore.org.uk/site/search/result?SITECOUNTRY=0&view=map accessed 22/02/2022