Loch Of Wasdale
Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Loch Of Wasdale
Classification Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 182933
Site Number HY31NW 82
NGR HY 3422 1528
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/182933
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Firth
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY31NW 82 3422 1528
A farmstead, comprising one unroofed building of two compartments and two enclosures is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Orkney and Shetland (Orkney) 1882, sheet ci). One small unroofed building and two enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1975).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 19 December 2000.
Field Visit (May 2022)
HY 34276 14879 A walkover survey was conducted in May 2022, of three sites identified as a farmstead (Site 1 – Canmore ID: 182933) and two possible crannogs. The first crannog, (Site 2 – Canmore ID: 307263) lies closest to the farmhouse and the second crannog, Site 3, is listed as a possible chapel (Canmore ID: 2156). Site 2 is noted on Canmore as a natural feature, but upon the visit, it was noted that the platform appears to be bounded by several courses of stone walling and there is a small stone feature with orthostats within the loch immediately to the W.
Archive: Orkney HER Funder: Orkney College UHI
Peyton Flanders and Jem Brewer – UHI Orkney College
(Source: DES Volume 23)
