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Flotta, Curries Firth
Boathouse (Period Unassigned), Cleared Slipway (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Flotta, Curries Firth
Classification Boathouse (Period Unassigned), Cleared Slipway (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 303074
Site Number ND39SE 84
NGR ND 35917 94693
NGR Description Originally centred ND 3595 9465
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/303074
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Walls And Flotta
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
Field Visit (1997)
ND39SE 84 3595 9465
Located < 10 m from coast edge.
The footings of a rectangular structure, measuring 6m by 4m, lie 1.5m from the coast edge at the head of a sandy bay. Constructed from mortared beach stone, the walls survive to a height of 1.25m. A door and a window aperture are situated in the S wall of the structure.
Orkney Coastal Zone Assessment 1997.
Note (24 March 2010)
ND39SE 84 35917 94693
The building is visible on 25cm aerial photography located at ND 35917 94693. A slipway can also be seen running E-W from the beach, E of the building, to the sea. The slipway, an area of cleared stone through the intertidal zone, is 4m wide and runs for 70m.
Information from RCAHMS (MM), March 2010
