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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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Administrative Areas

  • Council Shetland Islands
  • Parish Dunrossness
  • Former Region Shetland Islands Area
  • Former District Shetland
  • Former County Shetland

Archaeology Notes

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.

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