Westray, Ayre Of Swartmill
Naust(S) (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Site Name Westray, Ayre Of Swartmill
Classification Naust(S) (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 2749
Site Number HY44NE 16
NGR HY 4793 4607
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/2749
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Westray
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
Field Visit (June 1981)
Ayre of Swartmill HY 4793 4607 HY44NE
On the landward side of the road that runs along the shingle ayre is a group of nausts, some overgrown, others stone-built free-standing, and containing decaying boats. Some nausts lie at right angles to the shore, others parallel to it.
RCAHMS 1983, visited June 1981.
(OR 899).
Field Visit (1998)
A group of noosts were recorded at this location in the past but could not be relocated on this occasion. They are said to have been situated on the landward side of the road which runs parallel to the coast. While some were overgrown, others had free-standing stone walls. They were aligned both parallel to the coast at 90 degrees to it.
Moore and Wilson, 1998
Coastal Zone Assessment Survey
