Archaeological sites · Scottish Islands
Scord of Brouster
Scord of Brouster in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Scord of Brouster is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Scord of Brouster is one of the earliest Neolithic farm sites in Shetland, Scotland. It has been dated to around 2220 BC with a time window of 80 years on either side. It comprises three houses, several fields surrounded by walls, and a cairn. A sign by the Scord of Brouster states that the climate of Shetland became wetter around 1500 BC, and that peat forming near the fields eventually forced the farmers to permanently abandon the site. The site was excavated by Alasdair Whittle in the late 1970s, because he wanted investigate on early agricultural settlement in Britain in a remote part of the country, unspoilt by modern development.
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Background
Architecture
The Scord of Brouster has three oval-shaped houses. The first house is oriented so that its long axis is parallel to the northwest–southeast axis, and it is around 43 ft long and 34 ft wide. It has an entrance at its southeastern end and six recesses. The second house is around 35 ft long and 27 ft wide. It is more kidney-shaped than the first house, and it has only two recesses rather than six, of which one, 2 m long, may be a sleeping area. Like the second house, the third house is around 35 ft long and 27 ft wide.
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- Coordinates
- 60.2488, -1.5394
- District
- Shetland Islands
- Postcode
- ZE2 9NP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
Sources
- wikidata: Q1985431 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Scord of Brouster (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Scord of Brouster?
- Scord of Brouster is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode ZE2 9NP).
- What is Scord of Brouster?
- Scord of Brouster in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Scord of Brouster?
- Drivers can use postcode ZE2 9NP.
- Is Scord of Brouster free to visit?
- Yes, Scord of Brouster is free to enter.
- How do I get to Scord of Brouster?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ZE2 9NP. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.