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Brough Head (Broch) — Images (click to view fullsize)

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9th July 2023ce

Brough Head (Broch) — Fieldnotes

29/06/2023 - Heading back to Sumburgh in the afternoon we stopped by the Pool of Virkie, a tidal area good for birds. At the entrance are the remains of a broch and settlement.

Canmore has an old entry stating - 'the broch may have given a name to the Pool, for ‘Virkie’ is derived from a Scandinavian word for a fort.'

The broch is mostly destroyed by erosion. Walls can still be seen though. There looks to be the remains of outer buildings too. Maybe a large settlement like at nearby Old Scatness.

Easy access with good parking at the harbour and then just a short walk to the broch.
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9th July 2023ce

Sumburgh Head (Promontory Fort) — Links

Canmore


Site record for Sumburgh Head
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9th July 2023ce

Sumburgh Head (Promontory Fort) — Images

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9th July 2023ce

Jarlshof (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) — Images

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9th July 2023ce
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