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Voe, Fishing Station, Jetty

Jetty (Period Unassigned), Pier (Period Unassigned), Tramway (Modern)

Site Name Voe, Fishing Station, Jetty

Classification Jetty (Period Unassigned), Pier (Period Unassigned), Tramway (Modern)

Alternative Name(s) Pier

Canmore ID 1214

Site Number HU46SW 7.01

NGR HU 40602 63186

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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General oblique aerial view of the village of Voe , Olna Firth, the churches and burial ground, taken from the N.
General oblique aerial view of the village of Voe , Olna Firth, the churches and burial ground, taken from the N.General oblique aerial view looking across Olna Firth to the village of Voe, the fish processing plant and the pier, taken from the SSW.General oblique aerial view looking across Olna Firth to the village of Voe, the fish processing plant and the pier, taken from the SSE.Voe, Jetty
View from S showing wagon on jettyOblique aerial view looking across Olna Firth to the village of Voe centred on the remains of the burial ground, church and churchyard, taken from the NW.Oblique aerial view looking across Olna Firth to the village of Voe, the fish processing plant and the pier, taken from the WNW.General oblique aerial view looking across Olna Firth to the village of Voe, the fish processing plant and the pier, taken from the W.Voe, Jetty
View from E showing ESE and NNE fronts of fish processing plant and ESE front of S half of jettyVoe, Jetty
View looking NNE showing railway track on jettyOblique aerial view looking across Olna Firth to the village of Voe, the fish processing plant and the pier, taken from the NW.General oblique aerial view looking across Olna Firth to the village of Voe, the fish processing plant and the pier, taken from the E.Voe, Jetty
View from ESE showing ESE front of jetty and NNE front of fish processing plantOblique aerial view looking across Olna Firth to the village of Voe, the fish processing plant and the pier, taken from the WNW.General oblique aerial view looking across Olna Firth to the village of Voe, the fish processing plant and the pier, taken from the WSW.Oblique aerial view looking across Olna Firth to the village of Voe, the fish processing plant and the pier, taken from the WSW.

Administrative Areas

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

Archaeology Notes

HU46SW 7 40602 63186

(Location cited as HU 406 632). Pier, Voe, 19th or 20th century. A small rubble pier with a wood-piled extension. There is a short 16ins (0.4m) gauge tramway on the wooden part for the movement of fish to a corrugated-iron processing plant at the pierhead.

J R Hume 1977.

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