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Feal Kirk is a Iron Age broch located at Aith in Shetland, Scotland. The structure dates to the Iron Age period and represents one of the distinctive defensive or communal stone towers that characterize this era in northern Britain. Like other brochs, it would have comprised a hollow-walled circular structure, though its current state of preservation reflects the substantial survival typical of such monuments. The site is recorded under HES INSPIRE designation SM2068, reflecting its status as a scheduled monument of archaeological significance within Shetland's Iron Age settlement record.
Feal Kirk,broch,Aith is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2068. View the official record →
Feal Kirk is a Iron Age broch located at Aith in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2068.
Feal Kirk,broch,Aith dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch,aith. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Feal Kirk,broch,Aith 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 SM2068.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wick of Houbie,broch,W of (1 km), Haltadans,cairn,Gravins (2.4 km), Papil Water,chapel & burial ground 150m S of (2.5 km).
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