Kirkabister, Yell is a Grade B listed building in the Shetland Islands local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 30 March 1998. Sheep pund.
Kirkabister, Yell
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-gateway-ochre
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Shetland Islands
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 30 March 1998
- Type
- Sheep pund
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Later 19th century. Rectangular sheep pund (enclosure); harl-pointed rubble walls with stugged sandstone dressings and stone-slabbed wallhead, raised at corners.
S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: symmetrical, full-height entrance breaking elevation at centre with blank walls flanking.
W ELEVATION: near-symmetrical, single low doorway to left.
N ELEVATION: blank.
E ELEVATION: asymmetrical, single low doorway to right, S wall advanced at outer left with slated rubble lean-to in re-entrant angle.
INTERIOR: main enclosure bisected by rubble wall running N S to form 2 sub-enclosures; E sub-enclosure bisected at centre by further wall running E-W; W sub-enclosure containing 2 free-standing breeding enclosures with gates to E side. Mono pitch purple grey slate roof with regularly spaced timber columns bearing on stone pads continuous around main enclosure (SW and N roofs ruinous).
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