Condition

6
nausts, slipway, winch, boat
Modern
Shetland

Description

A complex of maritime features on the coastline in front of Brough Lodge, from south to north: (i) Stone built sloping slipway, now badly damaged and collapsed for a stretch of several metres towards the middle of its length. (ii) A concrete plinth mounted with a boat winch. (iii) a line of a least four boat nausts visible as linear scoops cut into the low grassy bank behind the coast edge, truncated by erosion on the seaward side. Those to the north are more badly eroded. The southernmost naust contains the decayed remains of a wooden sixareen. This was one of the 'flit boats' which transported people and supplies from Fetlar to the Earl of Zetland, the passanger and cargo ship which served the North Isles of Shetland from 1939 until the 1970s when roll-on roll-off ferries were introduced. The pier is first depicted on the 1940s OS 1-inch map.

Location

457808.00
1192725.00
27700
60.6137466
-0.9458140

Submitted photographs

Image Date Caption User
Nausts cut into eroded coast edge, Ugasta 23/09/2019 Nausts cut into eroded coast edge, Ugasta training1
Nausts cut into eroded coast edge, Ugasta
Remains of flit boat in naust, Ugasta Pier 23/09/2019 Remains of flit boat in naust, Ugasta Pier training1
Remains of flit boat in naust, Ugasta Pier

Submitted updates

Update id Date User
3273 23/09/2019 training1
Tidal state Mid
Site located? Yes
Proximity to coast edge Intertidal
Coastally eroding? active sea erosion; has eroded in the past

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