Grutness Voe
Boat
Site Name Grutness Voe
Classification Boat
Canmore ID 109529
Site Number HU41SW 14
NGR HU 40 10
NGR Description HU c. 40 10
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Dunrossness
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU41SW 14 c. 40 10
N59 52 W 17
HU 40 10 (vicinity) During drain laying in WW2, a boat was discovered. It was c 50ft long, c 18ft of beam, and was carvel built. Planking was fixed to the ribs by wooden pegs. The workmen went through the side or deck of the boat while digging, but it was reburied. It was somewhere at the head of Grutness Voe, 50-60m back from the beach.
T Watt and I Tait 1996
The nature of the plank-fastening recorded in this instance places the vessel within the Nordic or Viking tradition. This observation need imply no specific date.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 24 January 2005.