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The period prior to human settlement in Shetland is known as the geology of Scotland. Prehistory in Shetland does not end until the beginning of the Early Medieval Period in Scotland, around AD 600. More than 5,000 archaeological sites have been recorded in the Shetland Islands. [2]
The preserved ruins of a wheelhouse and broch at Jarlshof, described as "one of the most remarkable archaeological sites ever excavated in the British Isles". [1]Due to building in stone on virtually treeless islands—a practice dating to at least the early Neolithic Period—Shetland is extremely rich in physical remains of the prehistoric era, and there are over 5,000 archaeological sites. [2]
Jarlshof (/ ˈ j ɑː r l z h ɒ f / YARLZ-hof) [1] is the best-known prehistoric archaeological site in Shetland, Scotland. It lies in Sumburgh, Mainland, Shetland and has been described as "one of the most remarkable archaeological sites ever excavated in the British Isles". [2] It contains remains dating from 2500 BC up to the 17th century AD.
Pages in category "Archaeological sites in Shetland" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
It is accessible by boat from Sandwick, Shetland, 14 miles (23 kilometres) south of Lerwick. [3] It stands on the flat rock surface of a low promontory near the shore overlooking Mousa Sound. [4] It is the tallest broch still standing [5] and amongst the best-preserved prehistoric buildings in Europe. [6]
Old Scatness is an archeological site on Scat Ness, near the village of Scatness, in the parish of Dunrossness in the south end of Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, near Sumburgh Airport. It consists of medieval , Viking , Pictish , and Iron Age remains and has been a settlement for thousands of years, each new generation adding buildings, and ...
Shetland (until 1975 spelled ... Shetland is extremely rich in physical remains of the prehistoric eras and there are over 5,000 archaeological sites all told. [52] ...
Video of the Grimsay wheelhouse, near Bagh nam Feadag, the best preserved example in the Uists The interior of a Jarlshof wheelhouse showing bays between the stone piers Wheelhouse at the archæological site of Old Scatness, Shetland. In archaeology, a wheelhouse is a prehistoric structure from the Iron Age found in Scotland.