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Latitude: 60.5068 / 60°30'24"N
Longitude: -1.3354 / 1°20'7"W
OS Eastings: 436601
OS Northings: 1180540
OS Grid: HU366805
Mapcode National: GBR R01Z.4SY
Mapcode Global: XHD1L.05NM
Plus Code: 9CGWGM47+PR
Entry Name: Bods With Retaining Wall And Steps, Ollaberry
Listing Name: Ollaberry, Ollaberry Bods, Including Retaining Wall and Steps
Listing Date: 26 March 1997
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 391148
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB44563
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200391148
Location: Northmaven
County: Shetland Islands
Electoral Ward: Shetland North
Parish: Northmaven
Traditional County: Shetland
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Early 19th century. Symmetrical pair of 2-storey, 3-bay former trading booths, on sloping waterfront site. Harled rubble walls.
SE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 6-bay (grouped 3-3) elevation comprising near-matching 3-bay groups with wide door at ground in centre bay and regularly fenestrated flanking bays.
SW GABLE: 2-bay gable with windows at ground and 1st floor in bay to right; blank in bay to left.
NW (REAR) ELEVATION: modern single storey lean-to addition at 1st floor level.
NE GABLE: modern single storey addition obscuring gable at ground, blank gable above.
4-pane timber sash and case windows. Modern grey slate roof with harled skew copes and apex stacks, latter with stone copes and circular cans.
RETAINING WALL AND STEPS: battered random rubble retraining wall to sea with rough stone steps to beach opposite principal elevation of bods.
In conjunction with the fine 19th century pier, these trading booths, form a striking centrepiece to Ollaberry.
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