Unst, Snabrough, Southerhouse
Croft (Period Unassigned), Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Unst, Snabrough, Southerhouse
Classification Croft (Period Unassigned), Farmstead (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Loch Of Snabrough; Snabrough; West House
Canmore ID 128770
Site Number HP50SE 49
NGR HP 5674 0280
NGR Description Centred HP 5674 0280
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/128770
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Unst
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HP50SE 49 centred 5674 0280
See also HP50SE 8.
The roofless stone-walled dwelling with attached outbuildings and a large stone-walled enclosure on this croft have been recorded on oblique aerial photographs (RCAHMSAP 2003) lying on rising ground near the shore of Loch of Snabrough. The building is depicted as roofed on the 1st edition of the OS6-inch map (Orkney and Shetland (Shetland) 1881, sheet viii) and as roofless on the current edition of the OS 1:10,000 (1973).
Information from RCAHMS (MMB) 24 August 2004
Field Visit (January 1970 - December 1991)
A survey of deserted settlements in Unst by June Owers. The survey includes photographs, sketches and historical information.
Srp Note (27 September 2011)
The farmstead of Southerhouse comprises the largely upstanding remains of an unroofed stone built long range of three compartments aligned NE-SW with a parallel compartment on its W side. There is a conjoined enclosure on the E side of the range. A plan of the farmstead was sketched by June Owers in her survey of deserted settlements in Unst (1974).
Information from RCAHMS (BRW) 23 September 2011
