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Historic Sites Attractions In Lerwick

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Lerwick is the main port of Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is centred 123 miles off the north coast of the Scottish mainland and on the east coast of the Shetland Mainland. Lerwick is 211 miles north-by-northeast of Aberdeen, 222 miles west of the similarly sheltered port of Bergen in Norway and 228 miles south east of Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands.Lerwick, Shetland's only burgh, had a population of about 7000 residents in 2010. Lerwick is also the third largest island settlement in Scotland, and is the most northerly town in the United Kingdom and the most easterly town in Scotland. There are other large settlements more northerly in Shetland, most n...
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  • 2. Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement Sumburgh
    Jarlshof is the best known prehistoric archaeological site in Shetland, Scotland. It lies near the southern tip of the Shetland Mainland and has been described as one of the most remarkable archaeological sites ever excavated in the British Isles. It contains remains dating from 2500 BC up to the 17th century AD. The Bronze Age settlers left evidence of several small oval houses with thick stone walls and various artefacts including a decorated bone object. The Iron Age ruins include several different types of structures, including a broch and a defensive wall around the site. The Pictish period provides various works of art including a painted pebble and a symbol stone. The Viking age ruins make up the largest such site visible anywhere in Britain and include a longhouse; excavations prov...
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