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The 20 best archaeological sites in Scottish Islands

Our curated top 20 archaeological sites in Scottish Islands, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 603 archaeological sites see the full archaeological sites index for Scottish Islands.

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    Ness of Brodgar

    Ness of Brodgar, hill forts in Scottish Islands

    Ness of Brodgar is a hill fort in the United Kingdom.

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    Ring of Brodgar

    Ring of Brodgar, hill forts in Scottish Islands

    Ring of Brodgar — Neolithic henge and stone circle on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland.

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    Mousa Broch

    Ringed Plover - geograph.org.uk - 6180065

    Shetland's 13m Iron Age broch — the best-preserved in Scotland, 2,000 years old.

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    Barnhouse Settlement

    Barnhouse Settlement, hill forts in Scottish Islands

    Barnhouse Settlement — archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.

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    Skara Brae

    Skara Brae, hill forts in Scottish Islands

    Skara Brae — Neolithic archaeological site in Scotland.

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    Tomb of the Eagles

    Cliffs at Ham Geo - geograph.org.uk - 3105150

    Tomb of the Eagles in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.

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    Maes Howe

    Maes Howe, hill forts in Scottish Islands

    Maes Howe — Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland.

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    Broch of Clickimin

    Broch of Clickimin, hill forts in Scottish Islands

    Broch of Clickimin — tower in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK.

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    Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn

    Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn, hill forts in Scottish Islands

    Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn — Neolithic chambered cairn on Mainland in the islands of Orkney.

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    Midhowe Chambered Cairn

    Midhowe Chambered Cairn, hill forts in Scottish Islands

    Midhowe Chambered Cairn — neolithic chambered cairn in Scotland.

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    Dùn Beic

    Sloc Mor, Coll - geograph.org.uk - 278736

    Dùn Beic in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

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    Papar

    Eilean Mor - geograph.org.uk - 1967808

    Papar in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

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    Biggings

    Biggings, archaeological sites in Scottish Islands

    Biggings in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.

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    Old Scatness

    Old Scatness, hill forts in Scottish Islands

    Old Scatness — archaeological site in Shetland, Scotland.

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    Sumburgh

    Saab 340 G-LGNM 070 (8694388472)

    Sumburgh in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.

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    Stanydale

    Croftland, Stanydale - geograph.org.uk - 3556664

    Stanydale in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.

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    Links of Noltland

    Links of Noltland, hill forts in Scottish Islands

    Links of Noltland — archaeological site near Grobust Bay on the north coast of Westray in Orkney, Scotland.

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    Broch of Gurness

    Broch of Gurness, hill forts in Scottish Islands

    The Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village on the northeast coast of Mainland Orkney in Scotland overlooking Eynhallow Sound, about 15 miles north-west of Kirkwall. It once housed a substantial

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    Midhowe Broch

    Midhowe Broch, hill forts in Scottish Islands

    Midhowe Broch — broch and hillfort on Rousay, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.

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    Ness of Burgi

    Ness of Burgi "fort" - geograph.org.uk - 454127

    Ness of Burgi in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.

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