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Brough Broch is an Iron Age broch situated approximately 100 metres west-south-west of Burraland in Shetland, Scotland. The monument belongs to the distinctive broch-tower tradition characteristic of the Scottish Iron Age, a fortified circular stone structure that would have served defensive and residential purposes for a local elite community. Like other Shetland brochs, it represents an important concentration of these remarkable prehistoric structures found primarily in northern Scotland, reflecting the strategic and cultural significance of the islands during the Iron Age period.
Brough,broch 100m WSW of,Burraland is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5539. View the official record →
Brough Broch is an Iron Age broch situated approximately 100 metres west-south-west of Burraland in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5539.
Brough,broch 100m WSW of,Burraland dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch 100m wsw of,burraland. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Brough,broch 100m WSW of,Burraland is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM5539.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Green Knowe,burnt mound,Breibister (0.2 km), Stanesland,standing stone and burnt mound (1 km), Loch of Breck,settlement 360m SSW of Liradale (1.7 km).
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