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Cava
Naust (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Cava
Classification Naust (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 81833
Site Number ND39NW 103
NGR ND 3227 9969
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/81833
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Orphir
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
ND39NW 103 3227 9969
Boat naust, eroded at seaward end. Surviving length c 3.3m. Maximum surviving width c 4m. Cut into cliff edge to maximum depth of c 1m. Partially stone revetted on both sides to depth of cut. Cliff section now eroded to c 0.5m below naust floor at eroded end.
J R Hunter 1984