Rough Of Rewick
Fish Trap (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Rough Of Rewick
Classification Fish Trap (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Rerwick Head, Shapinsay Sound
Canmore ID 330835
Site Number HY51SW 19
NGR HY 53954 12009
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/330835
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Maritime - Orkney
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
Reference (March 2012)
Sitename : Rough of Rewick
Altname : Rerwick Head, Shapinsay Sound
Note : Observed on aerial photographs at co-ordinates NGR 353954E 1012009N is the Rough of Rewick at Rerwick Head. It is an inter-tidal feature probably composed of bedrock and loose beach stones forming a spit or ayre. It is c. 60m long. The spit is possibly part of a fish trap enclosing a tidal pool. It is a similar looking feature to that previously recorded at Weelie’s Taing on Papa Westray.
Source :
RCAHMS,Murton, ST ANDREWS AND DEERNESS, ORKNEY, SCOTLAND, Sortie ASS_606_87, Frame 0314,RCAHMS,1987
