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Old Scatness

Old Scatness — archaeological site in Shetland, Scotland.

Old Scatness

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Old Scatness is a archaeological in islands. (Archaeological site in Shetland, Scotland.) Wikipedia notes: "Old Scatness is an archeological site on Scat Ness, near the village of Scatness, in the parish of Dunrossness in the south end of Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, near Sumburgh Airport. It consists of medieval, Viking, Pictish, and Iron Age remains and has been a settlement for thousands of years, each new generation adding buildings, and levelling off old ones.". Coordinates 59.8790°, -1.3054°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
59.8790, -1.3054

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