A panoramic view of the possible harbour site at Hunterston Sands at very low tide (WA C&M 2013).

Photos from our recently completed survey of the complex intertidal remains at Hunterston Sands, undertaken with RCAHMS. The remains at the site, which include a possible harbour, lie close to the Mean Low Water Springs mark, meaning that we had to time the survey exactly in order to see all of the features exposed. This also meant a very early start but at least we got to see the beautiful sunrise over the Firth of Clyde!

Dr. Andrew Bicket takes field notes in the dawn light during low tide at Hunterston Sands.

We were fortunate to be joined at this anti-social hour by local historian and guide Isabel Garrett of the Friends of Portencross Castle and local amateur archaeologists Michael and Katherine Scott; fonts of knowledge about this and other local sites.

The team in front of some of the intertidal structures at Hunterston Sands.