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Ness of Boray,broch

A Scheduled Monument in North Isles, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 59.0724 / 59°4'20"N

Longitude: -2.9738 / 2°58'25"W

OS Eastings: 344271

OS Northings: 1021013

OS Grid: HY442210

Mapcode National: GBR M40R.JFF

Mapcode Global: WH7BR.975C

Entry Name: Ness of Boray,broch

Scheduled Date: 14 March 1936

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM1442

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch

Location: Evie and Rendall

County: Orkney Islands

Electoral Ward: North Isles

Traditional County: Orkney

Description

Early 19th century. 2 finely detailed 2-storey 3-bay classical terraced houses, curving round corner to East Trinity Road. Channelled ashlar sandstone to ground, polished to 1st floor. Base course, architraved course at springing line of arches, raised dividing course and eaves course, eaves cornice. Ground floor windows and doors in segmentally-arched recesses; windows to 1st floor architraved, with fluted aprons.

W (LAVEROCKBANK ROAD) ELEVATION: regular fenestration; timber panelled door in panelled stone doorpiece with small semicircular carved fan motif and decorative fanlight in left bay of each house.

S (EAST TRINITY ROAD) ELEVATION: slightly recessed left bay curves round corner, linking W and S elevations; regularly fenestrated. 3-bay S elevation; blind windows to ground floor and in left and centre bays at 1st floor. Panelled ashlar wallhead stack.

E ELEVATION: random rubble with ashlar dressings; piend-roofed outbuilding.

12-pane glazing pattern in timber sash and case windows. Grey slates; coped ashlar stacks with octagonal cans.

BOUNDARY WALL, GATES AND RAILINGS: low, stone coped coursed ashlar wall. Spear-headed gate and railings and urn-topped gateposts at No 1.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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