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<< Other Photo Pages >> Hoga Ness broch - Broch or Nuraghe in Scotland in Shetland

Submitted by Andy B on Monday, 19 April 2010  Page Views: 4719

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Hoga Ness broch
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.2 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Shetland Type: Broch or Nuraghe

Map Ref: HP557005
Latitude: 60.683838N  Longitude: 0.982116W
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.
4 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.
2 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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Hoga Ness broch
Hoga Ness broch submitted by Creative Commons : The small house inside the outer wall was probably built from stones taken from the broch itself. Copyright Mike Pennington and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Broch in Shetland

There is an unexcavated Pictish broch on this ness
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Hoga Ness broch
Hoga Ness broch submitted by Creative Commons : There is an unexcavated Pictish broch on the ness; one of the Bluemull Sound ferries is passing. Copyright Mike Pennington and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
HP5500 : Hoga Ness by Graeme Smith
by Graeme Smith
©2012(licence)
HP5500 : Through the Broch Door by Des Blenkinsopp
by Des Blenkinsopp
©2015(licence)
HP5500 : Outer wall of Hoga Ness broch, Belmont by Mike Pennington
by Mike Pennington
©2012(licence)
HP5500 : Hoga Ness Brough, Belmont, from the sea by Mike Pennington
by Mike Pennington
©2023(licence)
HP5500 : Broch at Hoga Ness, Belmont by Mike Pennington
by Mike Pennington
©2013(licence)

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 4.8km S 181° Burra Ness broch* Broch or Nuraghe (HU55729569)
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 9.5km SE 138° Vord Hill South* Chambered Cairn (HU6217593553)
 9.5km SE 145° Stackaberg Cairn* Cairn (HU6128692786)
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