Nausts from Cott
The Nausts of Cott on the Orkney island of Papa Westray in Scotland are located below Cott on the east side of the island.
There are several Nausts ( called Noust here ) on the rocky shores near Cott. Three of them are unusually built from upright stone slabs, measure an average of around 5.0 mx 2.0 m and are at the lower end of the slope, with access to the beach. To the south but higher on the slope are traces of at least five other Nausts.
The lack of a natural harbor means that the fishing boats had to be pulled out of the water well above the high water mark after each trip. Some of the 17 Naust locations around the island date from the Viking Age , while the last were built in the early 20th century.
The best examples are at Nouster, where four stone-walled large nineteenth-century nausts are well preserved. In Backaskaill the winds of the six Nausts are still standing. Their number shows the former importance of fishing. In 1870 there were 254 ships on the island.
See also
literature
- Oliver Grimm: large boathouse - center and rule. Central place research in northern European archeology (1st – 15th centuries). De Gruyter, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-11-020284-7 .
Web links
- Entry on Nausts von Cott in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 59 ° 21 '37.6 " N , 2 ° 52' 59.8" W.