Westray, Castle Geo
Enclosure (Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Naust(S) (Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Planticrub (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)(Possible)
Site Name Westray, Castle Geo
Classification Enclosure (Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Naust(S) (Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Planticrub (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Scotto
Canmore ID 2814
Site Number HY44SE 13
NGR HY 49804 42863
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/2814
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Westray
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
Field Visit (June 1981)
Castle Geo HY 4980 4287 HY44SE
There are three pointed, turf-formed, slab-lined nausts, their seaward ends partly eroded, on top of the grassy banks at the head of the geo.
RCAHMS 1983, visited June 1981.
(OR 916).
Field Visit (1998)
A noost and enclosure are located on the banks at the head of a geo. The noost measures 8m by 2m and is up to 0.6m deep. It has a pointed end and is defined by an earthen bank, lined with upright slabs on the interior. The enclosure lies 10m to the north of the noost and measures 4m by 4m. It is very overgrown and the walls stand up to 1m high.
Moore and Wilson, 1998
Coastal Zone Assessment Survey
