Grobsness Haa
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Grobsness Haa, at Grobsness, Delting, North Shetland Mainland, was built in 1800 for George Barron, merchant. The mason was Andrew Herculeson, Easthouse, Grobsness. Barron did not live there long, and thereafter the house was inhabited by various fishery officers. (Ninian Stuart, John Couper, Robert Cowie). After c. 1850 the house became a block of tenements, being occupied until late 1920s.
It is a typical merchant's Haa, two stories and garret, three bays, overlooking what might have been a fishing station. The beach below has a flat area, indicating that it has been used for drying fish.
The roof of the Haa has now collapsed, it was originally roofed with stone slates which were nailed in place with large iron nails.
 Photo from Shetland Museum and Archives. |  |  |
