Angus HER - NO75NW0057 - WEST BEACON, SCURDIE NESS

Main Details

Primary Reference	NO75NW0057
Name	WEST BEACON, SCURDIE NESS
NRHE Card No.	NO75NW57
NRHE Numlink	36272
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	4959
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Incomplete
Details	Remains of a beacon light on the South side of the harbour entrance. It is a conical beacon of 18th century date, constructed from whitewashed coursed and snecked masonry, and is sitting on a square concrete platform. It is 0.9 - 1.2 m (3-4 feet) high, and is the smaller of two paired beacons, the other one being circa 250 m to the East (NO75NW0058). The East beacon rises to a point, and it is possible this beacon would have originally been similar. It was recorded during the coastal zone assessment survey carried out by SCAPE between February and March 2009. On the 1st edition OS map it is described as a beacon, but on the 2nd edition map it is described as a semaphore.
Last Update	08/06/2020
Updated By	cpalmer

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Date of Compilation

Google Map for NO75NW0057

National Grid Reference: NO 7278 5678

Event Details

Event Date	Event Type	OASIS ID
2009	Field Survey

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
2	2009	Survey		SCAPE		HS

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
MASONRY		COURSED	B	100
BEACONS	STONE-BUILT	REMAINS OF	A	100