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Catpund Steatite Quarries
Catpund Steatite Quarries

Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, UK

Steatite or soapstone is soft and easy to carve into bowls. From prehistoric times onwards vessels of various sizes or...

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  • Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
    Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement (HS)

    Virkie, Mainland, Shetland, ZE3 9JN

    This extraordinarily important site spanning 3000 years is a complex of ancient settlements within a very small area.

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    Ness of Burgi Fort © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
    Ness of Burgi Fort (HS)

    Mainland, Shetland, ZE2

    This rocky promontory is fortified by two rock cut ditches, a massive rampart and an extraordinary stone 'blockhouse'. The...

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  • St Ninian's Isle
    St Ninian's Isle

    Shetland, ZE2

    During excavations here in the 1950's of a medieval church and pre-Christian settlement, an amazing hoard of Pictish...

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  • Muness Castle © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
    Muness Castle (HS)

    Unst, Shetland, Scotland, UK

    Britain’s most northerly castle, this splendid residence was built in 1598 for the notorious Laurence Bruce, brother of...

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  • Stanydale 'Temple' (HS)
    Stanydale 'Temple' (HS)

    Stanydale, Shetland, ZE2

    This amazing building, perhaps the hall of a chieftain, is at the centre of group of smaller houses dating from around...

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  • Broch of Mousa © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
    Broch of Mousa (HS)

    Sandwick, Shetland, ZE2

    The finest broch in Scotland it has survived for two thousand years virtually intact. Visitors can still climb to the top...

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  • Clickimin Broch © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
    Clickimin Broch (HS)

    Lerwick, Shetland, ZE2

    A good example of a broch tower with associated secondary buildings of Iron Age date.

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  • Scalloway Castle © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
    Scalloway Castle (HS)

    Scalloway, Mainland, Shetland, ZE1 0TR

    This substantial castle was built in 1600 by the notorious Patrick Stewart, Earl of Orkney and Shetland. He did not long...

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  • 1 Catpund Steatite Quarries Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland, UK
    2 Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement (HS) Virkie, Mainland, Shetland, ZE3 9JN 4 stars
    3 Ness of Burgi Fort (HS) Mainland, Shetland, ZE2
    4 St Ninian's Isle Shetland, ZE2
    5 Muness Castle (HS) Unst, Shetland, Scotland, UK
    6 Stanydale 'Temple' (HS) Stanydale, Shetland, ZE2
    7 Broch of Mousa (HS) Sandwick, Shetland, ZE2
    8 Clickimin Broch (HS) Lerwick, Shetland, ZE2
    9 Scalloway Castle (HS) Scalloway, Mainland, Shetland, ZE1 0TR

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