Unknown Features: A Follow-Up

Back to Cambus we go, this time with some equipment! First time, I took a peat corer and getting through the clay was a bit tough. Second time was a soil augur, which gets you less of a stratigraphy but you get down deeper! The kidney-shaped hollows were still there:

There was more than one...

The augur brought up some interesting results. Within a compact clay we found flecks of charcoal and a piece of iron slag which tends to represent some form of industrial activity. Now this location can be regarded as important, right where the River Devon meets the River Forth. We do know boats sailed up the Devon, however near the sample location is the tidal limit, so boats couldn't get much further than here. Despite more discussions, we're still none the wiser, however may the academic debate continue.

Trips like this are the reason I love doing what I do, sharing what knowledge I do have with others in an attempt to learn that little bit more. Every now and again, you're gifted with beautiful weather and scenery...however not all the time!