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Loch of Brindister
Date Added: 29th Jun 2015
Site Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Country: Scotland (Shetland)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jun 2015. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 1
Loch of Brindister submitted by SolarMegalith on 29th Jun 2015. Remains of a dun on Loch of Brindister (photo taken on June 2015).
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Loch of Houlland
Date Added: 29th Jun 2015
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Shetland)
Visited: Yes on 12th Jun 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Loch of Houlland submitted by pab on 28th Oct 2006. The broch at the Loch of Houlland is one of about 120 around the coast of Shetland. It is very close to the lighthouse at Echaness, which must have some of the most spectacular sea scenery in the UK. It would be hard to improve on the description given in the very informative guide I used in Shetland (written by Peter Guy: Walking the Coastline of Shetland, ISBN:1904746179) - "The broch dominates a small promontory which juts out from the NW into the loch. It is an impressive ruin with walls on ...
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Clumlie Broch
Date Added: 29th Jun 2015
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Shetland)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Clumlie Broch submitted by howe on 10th Apr 2012. The interior of the broch.
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Tonga Fort, Scatness
Date Added: 29th Jun 2015
Site Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Country: Scotland (Shetland)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jun 2015. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Tonga Fort, Scatness submitted by PAB on 22nd Oct 2006. Ramparts of the fort known as Tonga Fort, Scatness, looking south towards the Ness of Burgi.
Full description of the ramparts as examined by the RCAHMS is given on the main Tonga Fort site.
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Broch of Dalsetter
Date Added: 29th Jun 2015
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Shetland)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2015. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Broch of Dalsetter submitted by h_fenton on 24th Oct 2014. Vertical image of 3dimensional model of the Broch of Dalsetter, artificial lighting helps to show detail of the earthworks.
3d model was produced (using Agisoft Photoscan and Meshlab) from a lot of Kite Aerial Photographs
17 September 2014
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Levenwick Broch
Date Added: 29th Jun 2015
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Shetland)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Levenwick Broch submitted by SolarMegalith on 2nd Jul 2015. Interior of Levenwick broch - view from the north (photo taken on June 2015).
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Ness of Burgi
Date Added: 29th Jun 2015
Site Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Country: Scotland (Shetland)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jun 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Ness of Burgi submitted by PAB on 22nd Oct 2006. The Fort on the Ness of Burgi, looking west from the coastline. This Fort faces across the bay to Jarsloff and the ramparts of Tonga Fort.
The Royal Commission for Ancient & Historical Monuments in Scotland (RCAHMS) describes the Fort as: "A gatehouse fort, probably datable to about 100 BC, isolated by a rampart, with a ditch on either side, cutting across the neck of the peninsula on which it stands."
It notes that the site was excavated in 1935, and again in 1983 when 'a single cutt...
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Mousa Broch
Date Added: 29th Jun 2015
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Shetland)
Visited: Yes on 11th Jun 2015. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 3
Mousa Broch submitted by h_fenton on 18th Dec 2010. Mousa Broch, Photographed August 1967.
U. Fenton
Uploaded with my mothers permission
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Loch of Breckon Burnt Mound
Date Added: 29th Jun 2015
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: Scotland (Shetland)
Visited: Yes on 12th Jun 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Loch of Breckon Burnt Mound submitted by SolarMegalith on 29th Jun 2015. Burnt mound at Loch of Breckon - view from the north (photo taken on June 2015).
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Sae Breck
Date Added: 29th Jun 2015
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Shetland)
Visited: Yes on 12th Jun 2015. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Sae Breck submitted by SolarMegalith on 29th Jun 2015. Sae Breck broch - view from the east (photo taken on June 2015).
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The Curricks
Date Added: 9th May 2015
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Northumberland)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Feb 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
The Curricks submitted by SolarMegalith on 9th May 2015. Bank and ditch in the northern part of The Curricks (photo taken on February 2015).
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Hartleyburn Common 5
Date Added: 8th May 2015
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: England (Northumberland)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Feb 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Hartleyburn Common 5 submitted by SolarMegalith on 8th May 2015. Cup-and-ring marks with single rings on Hartleyburn Common 5 panel seen in the artificial lighting (photo taken on February 2015).
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Hartleyburn Common 3
Date Added: 8th May 2015
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: England (Northumberland)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Feb 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Hartleyburn Common 3 submitted by SolarMegalith on 8th May 2015. Hartleyburn Common 3 rock art panel with its numerous cup-marks and grooves (photo taken on February 2015).
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Hartleyburn Common 1e
Date Added: 1st Apr 2015
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: England (Northumberland)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Feb 2015. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Hartleyburn Common 1e submitted by SolarMegalith on 1st Apr 2015. Hartleyburn Common 1e - cup with faint trace of a single ring (photo taken on February 2015).
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Hartleyburn Common 1a
Date Added: 1st Apr 2015
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: England (Northumberland)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Feb 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Hartleyburn Common 1a submitted by SolarMegalith on 1st Apr 2015. Well-defined cup-marks on Hartleyburn Common 1a panel (photo taken on February 2015).
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Rough Castles 5
Date Added: 23rd Feb 2015
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: England (Northumberland)
Visited: Yes on 21st Sep 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Rough Castles 5 submitted by SolarMegalith on 23rd Feb 2015. General view of Rough Castles 5 panel with two possible cup-marks visible (photo taken on September 2014).
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Rough Castles 4
Date Added: 23rd Feb 2015
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: England (Northumberland)
Visited: Yes on 21st Sep 2014. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 4
Rough Castles 4 submitted by SolarMegalith on 23rd Feb 2015. Cup-mark on Rough Castles 4 seen in the artificial lighting (photo taken on September 2014).
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Rough Castles 3
Date Added: 20th Feb 2015
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: England (Northumberland)
Visited: Yes on 21st Sep 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Rough Castles 3 submitted by SolarMegalith on 20th Feb 2015. Possible cup-mark on Rough Castles 3 panel (photo taken on September 2014).
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Rough Castles 2
Date Added: 20th Feb 2015
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: England (Northumberland)
Visited: Yes on 21st Sep 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Rough Castles 2 submitted by SolarMegalith on 20th Feb 2015. Possible cup-marks on Rough Castles 2 panel seen in the artificial lighting (photo taken on September 2014).
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Rough Castles 1
Date Added: 20th Feb 2015
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: England (Northumberland)
Visited: Yes on 21st Sep 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Rough Castles 1 submitted by SolarMegalith on 20th Feb 2015. Cup-and-ring mark on Rough Castles 1 panel seen in the artificial lighting (photo taken on September 2014).
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