Bute, St Ninian's Point
Naust(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Bute, St Ninian's Point
Classification Naust(S) (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 305237
Site Number NS06SW 82
NGR NS 03525 61387
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/305237
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish North Bute
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Buteshire
NS06SW 82 0350 6140
Site 141. St Ninian's Point. Noosts (Possible).
Cressey and Johnson 2004
A row of five boat nausts, first noted in 2003, is situated just above the high water mark on the E side of St Ninian’s Point, immediately N of two cottages and 60m WNW of a breakwater (NS06SW 24). Each of the nausts is visible as a grass-grown depression in the raised beach, each is open to the E and the largest measures 6.5m from E to W by 3m transversely and 0.3m in depth. In some, the edge of the hollow has been revetted with stone.
Visited by RCAHMS (GFG, JMH) 6 May 2009.
Field Visit (December 2003)
Field Visit (6 May 2009)
A row of five boat nausts, first noted in 2003, is situated just above the high water mark on the E side of St Ninian’s Point, immediately N of two cottages and 60m WNW of a breakwater (NS06SW 24). Each of the nausts is visible as a grass-grown depression in the raised beach, each is open to the E and the largest measures 6.5m from E to W by 3m transversely and 0.3m in depth. In some, the edge of the hollow has been revetted with stone.
Visited by RCAHMS (GFG, JMH) 6 May 2009.
Field Visit (2009 - 2010)
In an area of grassy pasture W of Feature 20 and N of the cottages is a series of small linear depressions orientated E-W. They are turf-covered, with no significant stone visible or felt. Each depression lies open to the E, the shoreward end. Local information states that these are boat noosts.
Running S to N, 21a is 16.5m long by 2.5m wide and 0.3m deep; 21b is 6.6m long by 2m wide; 21c is 4m by 1.9m; 21d is 3.5m by 1.2m; 21e is 3.2m by 0.7m.
