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<< Our Photo Pages >> The Landberg - Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle in Scotland in Shetland

Submitted by KaiHofmann on Sunday, 25 January 2015  Page Views: 2633

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: The Landberg
Country: 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:
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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
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The Landberg
The Landberg submitted by h_fenton : Showing the situation in the landscape of the Landberg Promontory Fort. Viewed from the north. Kite Aerial Photograph 23 August 2017 (Vote or comment on this photo)
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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The Landberg
The Landberg submitted by h_fenton : Landberg Promontory Fort viewed from the North. Kite Aerial Photograph 22 August 2017 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
HZ2272 : Contented sheep on Fair Isle by John Lucas
by John Lucas
©2015(licence)
HZ2272 : A view towards Sheep Rock across South Haven by John Lucas
by John Lucas
©2015(licence)
HZ2272 : Porta-toilet outside the construction site for the new Fair Isle Bird Observatory by Mike Pennington
by Mike Pennington
©2022(licence)
HZ2272 : FIBO in 1986 by Mike Pennington
by Mike Pennington
©2007(licence)
HZ2272 : South Haven, Fair Isle by Alan Reid
by Alan Reid
©2015(licence)

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Re: The Landberg by h_fenton on Saturday, 29 September 2018
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On a narrow finger of land between Mavers Geo and South Haven are the remains of a promontory fort, three banks and ditches enclose an area of about 50 metres by 12 metres. Partially excavated 1996-7 in response to significant damage to archaeological deposits from coastal erosion along with the the burrowing of rabbits and puffins. The dating of particular archaeological deposits was a bit of a problem. A roundhouse within the fort contained pottery of the type or similar to what is often found at broch sites indicating a date of somewhere between 400BC-200AD. After the roundhouse went out of use a hearth was constructed in its remains, in the hearth were mould fragments for the casting of bronze (Iron Age). A couple of later rectangular structures were also found, one of which may have continued in use as a chapel to the 17th or 18th century.
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    Re: The Landberg by Anonymous on Sunday, 30 September 2018
    Thanks for this information!
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Re: The Landberg by KaiHofmann on Monday, 28 May 2018
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I really don´t know.
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    Re: The Landberg by Anonymous on Monday, 28 May 2018
    Is the promontory called The Landberg or is it the surround area?
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Re: The Landberg by Anonymous on Sunday, 27 May 2018
Why is it called ‘The Landberg’?
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