West Houlland
Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Site Name West Houlland
Classification Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 190439
Site Number HU25SE 81
NGR HU 27306 50762
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/190439
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Sandsting
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU25SE 81 2731 5077
A farmstead comprising one unroofed building, one roofed long building, three unroofed structures and one enclosure is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Orkney & Shetland (Shetland) 1882, sheet xlvii). Two unroofed buildings, two roofed buildings and three enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1973).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 24 May 2001
Field Visit (12 June 2010)
This farmstead is generally as previously described. The cottage measures 12.5m from E to W by 5.2m transversely over lime-mortared stone walls which stand to wall-head and gable height, except on the S, where the wall has collapsed. There is a porched central doorway and three windows (one of them blocked) in the N side and a window in the W gable. There is a fireplace in both ends.
A two-compartment outshot, which is narrower and of lower height than the cottage, is attached to the E gable of dwelling. Both compartments have a doorway on the N, and remnants of a turf roof can be seen on the respective wall-heads.
Visited by RCAHMS (GB) 12 June 2010.
