- 59°04′25″N 2°48′11″W / 59.073501°N 2.80297°W / 59.073501; -2.80297
Burroughston Broch is an Iron Age
broch located on the
island of
Shapinsay in the...
- door. As in the case of Old
Scatness in
Shetland (near Jarlshof) and
Burroughston on Shapinsay,
brochs were
sometimes located close to
arable land and...
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prehistoric times, the most
notable evidence being the
extant Broch of
Burroughston,
located not far from
Balfour Castle to the northeast; moreover, the...
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called "brochs" and
their ****ociated
settlements such as the
Broch of
Burroughston and
Broch of Gurness. The
nature and
origin of
these buildings is a subject...
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chambered cairn Iron Age
Sites Brough of
Birsay Broch of
Borwick Broch of
Burrian Broch of
Gurness Burroughston Broch Midhowe Broch Mine Howe Tankerness...
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chambered cairn Iron Age
Sites Brough of
Birsay Broch of
Borwick Broch of
Burrian Broch of
Gurness Burroughston Broch Midhowe Broch Mine Howe Tankerness...
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Burroughston Broch Undiscovered Scotland.
Retrieved 1
September 2008. Wickham-Jones (2007) p. 94. Hogan, C.
Michael (7
October 2007) "
Burroughston Broch"...
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Orkney occur on
several islands. Many of
these structures, such as
Burroughston Broch on Shapinsay, are
isolated fortified houses. Others, such as the...
- any
other man-made
features of the island. A few
miles to the
north is
Burroughston Broch with its
earth cladding intact,
allowing visitors to peer down...
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suggested that
prehistoric man on Shapinsay, who
inhabited Castle Bloody and
Burroughston Broch,
would have
exploited the
seafood resources of
Lairo Water, an...
