Jarlshof - Norse settlement from the... © Rob Farrow

HU3909 : Jarlshof - Norse settlement from the Laird's house

taken 10 years ago, near to Sumburgh, Shetland Islands, Great Britain

Jarlshof - Norse settlement from the Laird's house

A (modern iron) staircase within the Laird's House at Jarlshof allows a view over much of the site. This is the view northwards, with the Norse (or Viking) settlement at the rear of the image. I think the remains of walls in the foreground belong to the Laird's House, possibly an older part than the main C16th century structure.
The small stones set in grass in the foreground are gravestones thought to date from the 1700s.

Jarlshof

Jarlshof is a fascinating excavated site on the very southern tip of the Shetland Islands near Sumburgh Head.
The site encompasses buildings from most of the ancient historical periods. Amazingly these have been kept separate such that they start with neolithic dwellings on the eastern side of the site and spiral around in a clockwise fashion through Bronze Age, early and late Iron Age, 2nd & 3rd century wheelhouses, Viking, Mediaeval and finally the C16th Laird's House. This represents a truly remarkable 4000 years of history on one site.

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Grid Square: HU3909, 116 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Rob Farrow (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Saturday, 27 August, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Wednesday, 26 October, 2011
Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts
Subject Location: OSGB36: HU 3980 0955 [10m precision]
WGS84: 59:52.1515N 1:17.4634W
Camera Location: OSGB36: HU 39799 09545
View Direction: Northeast (about 45 degrees)