Hoy, Muckle Rysa
Nissen Hut(S) (20th Century)
Site Name Hoy, Muckle Rysa
Classification Nissen Hut(S) (20th Century)
Canmore ID 173870
Site Number ND39NW 169
NGR ND 30771 97088
NGR Description ND 30771 97088 and ND 30753 97059
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/173870
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Walls And Flotta
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
ND39NW 169 30771 97088 and 30753 97059
Three large Nissen type huts are situated at the N end of a track leading from Muckle Rysa farmsteading. The huts are set into rectangular bays recessed into the slope. The two huts closest to the shore have a single flat roofed building separating them. All are in use as storage huts.
Visited by RCAHMS (GS), August 1997
