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Brough of Stoal is a prehistoric fortified settlement located on the island of Shetland, Scotland. The site comprises an Iron Age fort situated approximately 895 metres east-north-east of North Aywick, occupying a defensive position characteristic of Shetland's Iron Age settlement pattern. The fort's archaeological significance lies in its testimony to the island's intensive occupation during the Iron Age period, when such fortified settlements served as centres of local authority and refuge. The site forms part of the broader archaeological landscape of Shetland's Iron Age occupation and remains an important record of prehistoric settlement strategies in the Northern Isles.
Brough of Stoal, fort 895m ENE of North Aywick is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2085. View the official record →
Brough of Stoal is a prehistoric fortified settlement located on the island of Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2085.
Brough of Stoal, fort 895m ENE of North Aywick dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a fort 895m ene of north aywick. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Brough of Stoal, fort 895m ENE of North Aywick 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 SM2085.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gossabrough, broch and settlement, East Yell (4.2 km), Reafirth Chapel, chapel and burial ground 90m NW of Cara Centre (4.8 km), Broch, 40m NE of Brough Lodge (6.4 km).
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