Condition

6
Pits, noost and bank
Post-Medieval, Modern
296853
Orkney

Description

(i) A series of oval / amorphous scooped areas or pits may be kelp pits or quarry hollows. They measure up to 8m by 4m by 1m deep. They are filled with loose stone and are partially covered with grass. (ii) A noost has one side formed from upright slabs and the other from coursed masonry. It has a pointed end and measures 4m by 1.8m. The seaward end is eroding. (iii) An earthen bank of indeterminate date extends inland from the shore and is visible for over 10m. It is constructed from earth and stone and stands up to 1.5m high and is 3m wide. ShoreUPDATE 13 May 2015 As described. The noost appears to have eroded further but the pointed end survives.

Location

350050.00
1050190.00
27700
59.3351021
-2.8797090

Submitted photographs

Image Date Caption User
Bull Flag, the noost 13/05/2015 Bull Flag, the noost training1
Bull Flag, the noost
Bull Flag, the interior of one of the hollows 13/05/2015 Bull Flag, the interior of one of the hollows training1
Bull Flag, the interior of one of the hollows
Bull Flag, two adjacent pits/hollows 13/05/2015 Bull Flag, two adjacent pits/hollows training1
Bull Flag, two adjacent pits/hollows
Bull Flag, the area of shallow pits or hollows 13/05/2015 Bull Flag, the area of shallow pits or hollows training1
Bull Flag, the area of shallow pits or hollows

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