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Fara, Braid Point

Naust (Period Unassigned), Slipway (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Fara, Braid Point

Classification Naust (Period Unassigned), Slipway (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 71690

Site Number ND39NW 40

NGR ND 3336 9583

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Orkney Islands
  • Parish Walls And Flotta
  • Former Region Orkney Islands Area
  • Former District Orkney
  • Former County Orkney

Archaeology Notes

ND39NW 40 3336 9583

Boat naust and slipway c. 20m in length and maximum width c. 10m. Maximum depth c. 3m. Feature spoons at c. 8m from shoreline and narrows c. 2m at landward end to meet track. A further track c. 2m wide with evidence of stone revetting meets naust on shoreline.

J R Hunter, S J Dockrill and J I McKinley 1982.

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