<< Our Photo Pages >> The Landberg - Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle in Scotland in Shetland
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: The LandbergCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.441 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Shetland Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Village: Fair Isle
Map Ref: HZ22287226
Latitude: 59.535669N Longitude: 1.607842W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle in Shetland
Remains of an Iron Age Promontory Fort. Ramparts built out of small stones still to see.
Canmore site no. 3915.
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