Field Visit

Date 24 April 2010

Event ID 973396

Category Recording

Type Field Visit

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/973396

This farmstead stands on Qui Ness, situated on the S side of a trapezoidal enclosure. It consists of and L-plan range, open to the NW, both wings of the range largely reduced to grass-grown wall-footings. The E wing measures about 11.5m from N to S by 4m transversely overall, contains two compartments and is open-ended on the N. The S range measures about 9m from E to W by 3.5m overall. Its S side has been incorporated into a wall of a later enclosure wall and an entrance and two blocked windows are preserved in its fabric. There is a rectangular outshot attached to the N side of the wing.

The farmstead is depicted unroofed on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Shetland 1882, Sheet VIII).