Condition

2
Farmstead and farm mound
Post-Medieval, Modern
2886
Orkney

Description

A ruinous farmstead, comprising a dwelling house and outbuildings, is built on a slight rise, which appear to be a farm mound of earlier date. Previously, numerous upright slabs, thought to be part of a settlement, were visible in exposure. Coastal erosion has since severely truncated the mound and has undermined several of the buildings. The deposits currently exposed in the coastal section comprise organic soils related to the farm mound and occassional large stones. The site is very vulnerable to further losses and should be kept under surveillance in case further archaeological deposits are exposed. ShoreUPDATE 13 May 2015 The farm buildings are being eroded and undermined; a layer of flat stones representing a possible paved surface and organic soils are visible in section in the coast edge. Lengths of stonework visible in the coast edge appear to be two phases of historic coastal defence and buttressing for the farmstead. The erosion is severe and ongoing, though the features and deposits visible in the section all appear to relate to the post-medieval farmstead and attempts to defend it from erosion.

Location

349920.00
1051270.00
27700
59.3447838
-2.8822451

Submitted photographs

Image Date Caption User
Hookin, collapsing buildings being undermined by erosion 13/05/2015 Hookin, collapsing buildings being undermined by erosion training1
Hookin, collapsing buildings being undermined by erosion
Hookin, farmstead and deposits in section 13/05/2015 Hookin, farmstead and deposits in section training1
Hookin, farmstead and deposits in section
Hookin, collapsing buildings and buttressing at coast edge 13/05/2015 Hookin, collapsing buildings and buttressing at coast edge training1
Hookin, collapsing buildings and buttressing at coast edge
Hookin, general view of the eroding farmstead 13/05/2015 Hookin, general view of the eroding farmstead training1
Hookin, general view of the eroding farmstead
Hookin, historic coastal defence stonework in coast edge 13/05/2015 Hookin, historic coastal defence stonework in coast edge training1
Hookin, historic coastal defence stonework in coast edge

Submitted updates

Update id Date User
2033 13/05/2015 training1
Tidal state Low
Site located? Yes
Proximity to coast edge Coast edge
Coastally eroding? active sea erosion; has eroded in the past
Threats structural damage/decay
Visibility above ground Highly visible (substantial remains)
Visibility in section Clearly visible in section
Access accessible on foot (footpath)
Description A ruinous farmstead, comprising a dwelling house and outbuildings, is built on a slight rise, which appear to be a farm mound of earlier date. Previously, numerous upright slabs, thought to be part of a settlement, were visible in exposure. Coastal erosion has since severely truncated the mound and has undermined several of the buildings. The deposits currently exposed in the coastal section comprise organic soils related to the farm mound and occassional large stones. The site is very vulnerable to further losses and should be kept under surveillance in case further archaeological deposits are exposed. ShoreUPDATE 13 May 2015 The farm buildings are being eroded and undermined; a layer of flat stones representing a possible paved surface and organic soils are visible in section in the coast edge. Lengths of stonework visible in the coast edge appear to be two phases of historic coastal defence and buttressing for the farmstead. The erosion is severe and ongoing, though the features and deposits visible in the section all appear to relate to the post-medieval farmstead and attempts to defend it from erosion.
Reassign to priority 3

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