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.