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Westray, Castle Geo

Enclosure (medieval) - (post Medieval), Naust(s) (medieval) - (post Medieval), Planticrub (medieval) - (post Medieval)(possible)

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Westray, Castle Geo holds a medieval enclosure and naust where Orkney boats still cut through water. A possible planticrub adds a kitchen or workshop edge to the site. The shapes suggest people who lived with storms, tidals and daily labour rather than display.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Westray, Castle Geo as Enclosure (medieval) - (post Medieval), Naust(s) (medieval) - (post Medieval), Planticrub (medieval) - (post Medieval)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

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