Rock cut pool
Rock cut pool (81840)
- Easting
- 426124
- Northing
- 616940
A rock cut pool with steps. Possibly a bathing pool as it is similar to the one know as the "Earl Grey's Bathing Pool" close to the Bathing House. It has five sides with the steps in the north west wall. There is a slope to the east, which helps the pool to fill at high tides with fresh water.
- Period
- Post-Medieval (1540 - 1901), Uncertain
- Period comments
Possibly in use around the same time as the Bathing House, early 19th Century.
- The earliest date of the feature, as a year, if known
- The latest date of the feature, as a year, if known
- Monument Type - Broad
- Feature
- Monument Type - Narrow
- Monument Description
- Evidence Type - Broad
- Evidence Type - Narrow
- Evidence Description
- Object Type - Broad
- Object Type - Narrow
- Object Description
- Height OD (m)
- How accessible is the feature?
- Accessible - difficult terrain
- Accessibility comments
Rocky foreshore. Can be slippy from seaweed.
Other records:
- NRHE Number
- Unknown
- NT HBSMR Number
- Unknown
- HER Event Number
- Unknown
- External Link
- None
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- Date of survey
- 10th February, 2016
- Feature located?
- Yes
- State of the tide
- Low
- Proximity to coast edge
- Intertidal zone
- Coastal processes
- Active sea erosion
- Is there a coastal defence?
- No
- Other threats?
- Vegetation growth
- If other, please specify
- How visible are the remains? ABOVE GROUND
- Limited visibility (partial remains)
- How visible are the remains in the face of the cliff, ridge or dune? IN SECTION
- Not applicable
- Do you know if the feature is?
- Is not locally known
- What actions (if any) would you recommend for this feature?
A CITiZAN survey.
- Do you have any other comments?
The pool closer to the Bathing House are better known and associated with the Earl Grey and Howick Hall, however this one is not as well known and no information can be found on it.
- Date of survey
- 23rd May, 2016
- Feature located?
- Yes
- State of the tide
- Low
- Proximity to coast edge
- Intertidal zone
- Coastal processes
- Active sea erosion
- Is there a coastal defence?
- No
- Other threats?
- If other, please specify
- How visible are the remains? ABOVE GROUND
- How visible are the remains in the face of the cliff, ridge or dune? IN SECTION
- Do you know if the feature is?
- Has local associations/history, Is not locally known
- What actions (if any) would you recommend for this feature?
- Do you have any other comments?