Sites
to See
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| Location: |
Off the A970 Road. OS Map
04: HU 398095 |
| Town: |
Sumburgh Head,22 miles S of
Lerwick, Shetland. |
| Owner: |
Historic Scotland |
| Facilities: |
Parking, Gifts, Toilets, Visitor
Centre. |
| Notes: |
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| Entry Fee: |
Yes |
| Open: |
Apr - Sep |
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This Complex
is a impressive site, with a Bronze Age village, Iron Age broch and Norse settlement.
Subsequent research has however, revealed that some remains are significantly older,
dating back to the 2nd millennium BC. Jarlshof's Norse-sounding name was invented by Sir
Walter Scott, who visited the site in 1814 and used it as the setting for his novel, The
Pirate (1821). |
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