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<< Our Photo Pages >> Noss Sound Broch - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Shetland

Submitted by howe on Wednesday, 04 April 2012  Page Views: 2935

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Noss Sound Broch
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.705 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Shetland Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Nearest Town: Lerwick
Map Ref: HU528410
Latitude: 60.150089N  Longitude: 1.050886W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Noss Sound Broch
Noss Sound Broch submitted by howe : The broch mound with traces of outer defence. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Broch in Shetland

A ruined broch survives as a grass covered mound surrounded by partly stone-faced ramparts.
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Noss Sound Broch
Noss Sound Broch submitted by h_fenton : Noss Sound Broch 15 September 2014 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
HU5241 : Gimmers being herded past old broch at Noss Sound by john bateson
by john bateson
©2009(licence)
HU5240 : Ruins of old Brough  at Noss sound by john bateson
by john bateson
©2010(licence)
HU5240 : Site of ancient broch, Noss-sound by Rob Farrow
by Rob Farrow
©2011(licence)
HU5240 : Remains of broch, Noss-sound by Rob Farrow
by Rob Farrow
©2011(licence)
HU5240 : Noss Sound by Lis Burke
by Lis Burke
©2005(licence)

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