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Snabrough is a rectangular house situated approximately 150 metres north of the Loch of Snabrough on the island of Unst in Shetland, Scotland. The structure dates to the Iron Age and represents the domestic architecture of this period in the Northern Isles. The building's rectangular plan is characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in Shetland, distinguishing it from the earlier roundhouses of the Bronze Age. Such structures provide evidence of domestic life and building practices in the archipelago during the Iron Age, contributing to understanding of settlement patterns and social organisation in this remote northern region during antiquity.
Snabrough, rectangular house 150m N of Loch of Snabrough, Unst is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7650. View the official record →
Snabrough is a rectangular house situated approximately 150 metres north of the Loch of Snabrough on the island of Unst in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7650.
Snabrough, rectangular house 150m N of Loch of Snabrough, Unst 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 SM7650.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Loomi Shun, homestead S of Sevdale, Unst (0.8 km), Snarravoe, township and field system, Unst (1 km), Belmont, Norse house and field system ESE of, Unst (2.2 km).
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