Quoys, Graemsay

Mid 19th century with later alterations. Single storey group of traditional Orcadian farm buildings forming 3 parallel ranges with narrow closses between lying on N-S axis, comprising central range with 2-bay cottage, built on ground falling to S and 2 lower single-bay stores abutting to N; parallel single bay store/byre to E with lower single bay store abutting; 3 further single bay sheds/byres, parallel to W with 2 to N abutting. Further derelict buildings sited to S, also on N-S axis, straddling former burn. Roughly coursed rubble.

COTTAGE RANGE: E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: deep-set boarded door in bay to centre. Window set wide in bay to left. Deep-set door set to right in store bay to right. Doorway in lower bay to outer right. W (REAR) ELEVATION: centred window with window to outer left to cottage. Blank rear elevations to stores abutting. S (SIDE) ELEVATION: window set to left; gablehead stack above.

E RANGE: W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: deep-set door, set to right. Centred deep-set door to lower store to left. E (REAR) ELEVATION: blank. S (SIDE) ELEVATION: window set to right; gablehead stack above.

W RANGE: E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATIONS: centred stable door in byre to centre. Centred door in byre abutting to right (N). N (END) ELEVATIONS: boarded door set to left of byre to S.

6-pane timber sash and case windows to cottage. Corrugated-iron cottage roof; concrete ridge; coped skews; rubble corniced gablehead stacks. Flagstone roofs elsewhere; some turf to W range; rubble corniced stacks to E range.

INTERIORS: majority not seen, 1998. Exposed rafters and tie beams to W byres; flagstone animal stall divisions.