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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
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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