Stronsay, Whitehall Village, Piers
Pier(S) (Modern)
Site Name Stronsay, Whitehall Village, Piers
Classification Pier(S) (Modern)
Alternative Name(s) Whitehall Pier; Pier
Canmore ID 105354
Site Number HY62NE 35
NGR HY 65660 28480
NGR Description HY 65660 28480 and HY 65890 28560
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/105354
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Stronsay
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY62NE 35 6566 2848 and 6589 2856
For crane, see HY62NE 21.
(Locations cited as HY 656 284 and HY 659 285). Piers, Whitehall, early 20th century. Two concrete piers. The wesern one is used by fishing boats and the eastern by the steamer service from Kirkwall. There is a cast-iron, wood jib post crane on the latter.
J R Hume 1977.
Visible on vertical air photographs (OS 69/150/002, 134).
(Undated) information in NMRS.
Field Visit (31 August 2023)
HY 65660 28480 Visited during fieldwork by SCAPE. The Whitehall Pier, built in 1833, is the main pier now used by the ferry service to Stronsay. The pier was later raised and extended in 1880, extended again in the early 1900s, and underwent a final extension and fitted with the ferry roll on, roll off facility in 1989-1990. The jib on the east pier is no longer in place. The West Pier was built in 1910, specifically for the herring industry and now used primarily for fishing boats.
Information from J. Mitchell, J. Hambly, S. Boyd and I. Cooper - Scottish Coastal Archaeology and the Problem of Erosion (SCAPE).
OASIS ID: thescape1-529887
