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Multi-periodSite Name: Ardrossan Shell MoundCountry: Scotland
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County: North Ayrshire Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Ardrossan
Map Ref: NS23134218
Latitude: 55.640893N Longitude: 4.811807W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Artificial Mound in North Ayrshire
Canmore Site 41144
A shell-mound, measuring 31m by 5m, on the south west side of Cannon Hill, close to Ardrossan railway station, was excavated by Smith. Its length was mostly overhung by the rock face, which had formed a rock-shelter, occupied at intervals over a considerable period of time.
Prior to Smith's excavation, the railway workings had cut a longitudinal section in the mound, which overlay a 30cm layer of raised beach sand. The mound was composed of shells, mainly periwinkle and limpet, and animal bones.
Relics found included a stone 'anchor' with a groove cut round it for a rope, a possible stone sinker, fragments of very coarse, hand-made pottery, also some pieces of wheel-turned, glazed pottery, a bone chisel, two bone needles, etc. Human bones, some of which were exhibited in Glasgow in 1911, on loan from Smith, were also found.
Bone implements and a hammerstone from this site were donated to the NMAS from the collection of the late J Smith in 1931 (Acc. nos. HR 840-6).
There are now no traces of this shell mound.
Text updated and summarised from Canmore.
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