Westray, Aiker Ness

(1.) A rectangular structure set at 90 degrees to the coast edge, is constructed from irregularly coursed, bonded stone. It measures 12m long by 6m wide and stands up to 6m high at the gables which have crow-steps. The central portion of the building is most ruinous; elsewhere, while some structural timbers remain in-situ, the roof is now ruinous and in danger of imminent collapse. There is a door in the south end gable. A concrete ramp, of later date than the building, extends to the shore. The building appears to have originally functioned as a boat shed but to have been used more recently as a byre or hay store.

(2.) The grass-covered footings of a wall, less than 0.5m high, lie 100m to the east of (1.).

Moore and Wilson, 1998

Coastal Zone Assessment Survey