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Finstown, Pier

Pier (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Finstown, Pier

Classification Pier (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 153380

Site Number HY31SE 40

NGR HY 3635 1364

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Orkney Islands
  • Parish Firth
  • Former Region Orkney Islands Area
  • Former District Orkney
  • Former County Orkney

Archaeology Notes

HY31SE 40 3635 1364

For adjacent storehouse, see HY31SE 41.

(Location cited as HY 363 136). Pier, Finstown, 19th century. A long low rubble structure, with a two-storey storehouse [HY31SE 41] at the landward end.

J R Hume 1977.

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Publication Account (1977)

(Location cited as HY 363 136). Pier, Finstown, 19th century. A long low rubble structure, with a two-storey storehouse [HY31SE 41] at the landward end.

J R Hume 1977.

Field Visit (30 July 2010)

This pier cannot be accessed as a dwelling has been built at its landward end. The pier is not is a state of collapse.

Visited by RCAHMS (MMD/IA) 30 July 2010.

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