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Broch of Gurness - Interior stonework
by
Rob Farrow
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There are many interesting (and mainly inexplicable) features within the central... (
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Broch
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Broch
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Broch of Gurness
Cist
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Close Look
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Coastal
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Historic Sites and Artefacts
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Iron Age
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island:
Orkney Mainland
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Pictish
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Stone Feature
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Village, Rural Settlement
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Broch of Gurness - Interior of broch (2)
by
Rob Farrow
for square
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Within the interior of the broch at the heart of the Broch of Gurness site, this... (
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Broch
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Broch of Gurness
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Close Look
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Coastal
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Historic Sites and Artefacts
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period:
Iron Age
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island:
Orkney Mainland
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period:
Pictish
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top:
Village, Rural Settlement
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Broch of Gurness - View northwards over the broch to Rousay
by
Rob Farrow
geograph for square
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A view from elevated ground at the south of the Broch of Gurness site looking... (
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Aikerness
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Ancient Monument
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Ancient Village
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Broch
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place:
Broch of Gurness
top:
Coastal
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Eynhallow Sound
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type:
Geograph
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top:
Historic Sites and Artefacts
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period:
Iron Age
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island:
Orkney Mainland
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period:
Pictish
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island:
Rousay
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period:
Viking
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top:
Village, Rural Settlement
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Broch of Gurness - Viking dwelling with well-defined hearth
by
Rob Farrow
geograph for square
HY3826
Looking into the centre of one of the many dwellings within the Viking/Norse... (
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Aikerness
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Ancient Village
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place:
Broch of Gurness
top:
Coastal
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subject:
Dwelling
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type:
Geograph
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top:
Historic Sites and Artefacts
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island:
Orkney Mainland
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period:
Viking
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top:
Village, Rural Settlement
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Broch of Gurness - Village view to Eynhallow
by
Rob Farrow
geograph for square
HY3826
The northeastern section of the Viking/Norse village that gre up around the... (
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Broch
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place:
Broch of Gurness
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Coastal
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Eynhallow
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Eynhallow Sound
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type:
Geograph
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top:
Historic Sites and Artefacts
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island:
Orkney Mainland
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period:
Pictish
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period:
Viking
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subject:
Village
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top:
Village, Rural Settlement
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Broch of Gurness - Interior of broch (1)
by
Rob Farrow
for square
HY3826
Having entered through
HY3826 : Broch of Gurness - Entrance to the broch
the interior of the Pictish/Iron Age broch,... (
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Aikerness
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Ancient Monument
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Broch
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Broch
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place:
Broch of Gurness
type:
Close Look
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top:
Coastal
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top:
Historic Sites and Artefacts
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period:
Iron Age
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island:
Orkney Mainland
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period:
Pictish
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top:
Village, Rural Settlement
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Broch of Gurness - Entrance to the broch
by
Rob Farrow
for square
HY3826
This portal with its large lintel is the entrance to the actual Pictish/Iron Age... (
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Aikerness
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Broch
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Broch of Gurness
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Close Look
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Coastal
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subject:
Entrance
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top:
Historic Sites and Artefacts
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period:
Iron Age
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island:
Orkney Mainland
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period:
Pictish
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top:
Village, Rural Settlement
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Broch of Gurness - Remains of Viking village
by
Rob Farrow
geograph for square
HY3826
Although the broch itself at the Broch of Gurness dates from Pictish/Iron Age c.... (
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Ancient Village
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Archaeology
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Broch
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place:
Broch of Gurness
top:
Coastal
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type:
Geograph
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top:
Historic Sites and Artefacts
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island:
Orkney Mainland
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period:
Pictish
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period:
Viking
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top:
Village, Rural Settlement
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Broch of Gurness - View along southern aspect with ditch
by
Rob Farrow
geograph for square
HY3826
There are several ditches which surround the central Pictish/Iron Age broch at... (
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Ancient Monument
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Ancient Village
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Archaeology
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Broch
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place:
Broch of Gurness
top:
Coastal
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Foundations
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type:
Geograph
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top:
Historic Sites and Artefacts
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period:
Iron Age
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island:
Orkney Mainland
X
period:
Pictish
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period:
Viking
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top:
Village, Rural Settlement
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Broch of Gurness - Site from the west
by
Rob Farrow
geograph for square
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Looking from near to the entrance to the Broch of Gurness site (but on the... (
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Aikerness
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Ancient Earthworks
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Ancient Monument
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Ancient Village
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subject:
Broch
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place:
Broch of Gurness
top:
Coastal
X
Foundations
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type:
Geograph
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top:
Historic Sites and Artefacts
X
period:
Iron Age
X
island:
Orkney Mainland
X
period:
Pictish
X
period:
Viking
X
top:
Village, Rural Settlement
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Broch of Gurness - Ancillary building with cist-like chamber
by
Rob Farrow
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HY3826
This building is near to the entrance to the Broch of Gurness site. The most... (
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Aikerness
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Ancient Earthworks
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Ancient Monument
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Ancient Village
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subject:
Archaeology
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place:
Broch of Gurness
type:
Close Look
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Foundations
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top:
Historic Sites and Artefacts
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island:
Orkney Mainland
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top:
Village, Rural Settlement
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Broch of Gurness - Pathway through village to broch entrance
by
Rob Farrow
geograph for square
HY3826
The Viking/Norse village to the east of the broch is divided by this pathway... (
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Aikerness
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Ancient Monument
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Ancient Village
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Broch
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Broch
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place:
Broch of Gurness
top:
Coastal
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type:
Geograph
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top:
Historic Sites and Artefacts
X
period:
Iron Age
X
island:
Orkney Mainland
X
period:
Pictish
X
period:
Viking
X
top:
Village, Rural Settlement
X
Broch of Gurness - Northern aspect
by
Rob Farrow
geograph for square
HY3826
Looking from near to
HY3826 : Broch of Gurness - Ancillary building with cist-like chamber
eastwards along the northern side of the... (
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Aikerness
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Ancient Earthworks
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Ancient Monument
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Ancient Village
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subject:
Archaeology
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place:
Broch of Gurness
top:
Coastal
X
Foundations
X
type:
Geograph
X
top:
Historic Sites and Artefacts
X
island:
Orkney Mainland
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top:
Village, Rural Settlement
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Broch of Gurness - Ancillary building - foundations
by
Rob Farrow
geograph for square
HY3826
These foundations belong to an ancillary building on the western edge of the... (
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Aikerness
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Ancient Earthworks
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Ancient Monument
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Ancient Village
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subject:
Archaeology
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place:
Broch of Gurness
top:
Coastal
X
Foundations
X
type:
Geograph
X
top:
Historic Sites and Artefacts
X
island:
Orkney Mainland
X
period:
Viking
X
top:
Village, Rural Settlement
X
Broch of Gurness - Ditches and ramparts
by
Rob Farrow
geograph for square
HY3826
Another view of the ditches and ramparts seen in
HY3826 : Broch of Gurness - Multiple ditches to west of the broch
with the little... (
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Aikerness
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Ancient Monument
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Ancient Village
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subject:
Archaeology
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Broch
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place:
Broch of Gurness
top:
Coastal
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island:
Eynhallow
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Eynhallow Sound
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type:
Geograph
X
top:
Historic Sites and Artefacts
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island:
Orkney Mainland
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period:
Pictish
X
period:
Viking
X
top:
Village, Rural Settlement
X
Broch of Gurness - Multiple ditches to west of the broch
by
Rob Farrow
geograph for square
HY3826
Whilst most of the Viking/Norse village was built to the east and south of the... (
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Aikerness
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Ancient Monument
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Ancient Village
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place:
Broch of Gurness
top:
Coastal
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subject:
Ditch
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type:
Geograph
X
top:
Historic Sites and Artefacts
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Multivallate
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island:
Orkney Mainland
X
period:
Pictish
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period:
Viking
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top:
Village, Rural Settlement
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Broch of Gurness - View across eastern quadrant of site
by
Rob Farrow
geograph for square
HY3826
The land to the south of the village encircling the broch is somewhat elevated... (
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place:
Aikerness
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Ancient Monument
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Ancient Village
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place:
Broch of Gurness
top:
Coastal
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Eynhallow Sound
X
type:
Geograph
X
top:
Historic Sites and Artefacts
X
island:
Orkney Mainland
X
period:
Pictish
X
island:
Rousay
X
period:
Viking
X
subject:
Village
X
top:
Village, Rural Settlement
X
Broch of Gurness - The broch from the southwest
by
Rob Farrow
geograph for square
HY3826
Looking at the central Pictish/Iron Age broch from the southwest with part of... (
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place:
Aikerness
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Ancient Monument
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Ancient Village
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subject:
Broch
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place:
Broch of Gurness
top:
Coastal
X
type:
Geograph
X
top:
Historic Sites and Artefacts
X
period:
Iron Age
X
island:
Orkney Mainland
X
period:
Pictish
X
period:
Viking
X
top:
Village, Rural Settlement
X
Broch of Gurness - Viking dwellings to south of the broch
by
Rob Farrow
geograph for square
HY3826
Looking at the remains of some of the Viking/Norse dwellings that lay to the... (
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Aikerness
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Ancient Monument
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Ancient Village
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Broch
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place:
Broch of Gurness
top:
Coastal
X
type:
Geograph
X
top:
Historic Sites and Artefacts
X
island:
Orkney Mainland
X
period:
Pictish
X
period:
Viking
X
subject:
Village
X
top:
Village, Rural Settlement
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Broch of Gurness - Viking dwelling to west of the broch
by
Rob Farrow
geograph for square
HY3826
Although the majority of Viking/Norse village that grew up around the central... (
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place:
Aikerness
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Ancient Monument
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Ancient Village
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Broch
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place:
Broch of Gurness
top:
Coastal
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type:
Geograph
X
top:
Historic Sites and Artefacts
X
island:
Orkney Mainland
X
period:
Pictish
X
period:
Viking
X
subject:
Village
X
top:
Village, Rural Settlement
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Broch of Gurness - Viking village buildings
by
Rob Farrow
geograph for square
HY3826
The Viking village which grew up around the Pictish/Iron Age broch (seen on the... (
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Aikerness
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Ancient Monument
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Ancient Village
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Broch
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place:
Broch of Gurness
top:
Coastal
X
type:
Geograph
X
top:
Historic Sites and Artefacts
X
island:
Orkney Mainland
X
period:
Pictish
X
period:
Viking
X
subject:
Village
X
top:
Village, Rural Settlement
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Broch of Gurness - Viking dwelling with stone & hearth
by
Rob Farrow
geograph for square
HY3826
This former Viking/Norse house abutting the Pictish/Iron Age broch (see behind)... (
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Aikerness
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Ancient Village
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place:
Broch of Gurness
top:
Coastal
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subject:
Dwelling
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type:
Geograph
X
top:
Historic Sites and Artefacts
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island:
Orkney Mainland
X
period:
Pictish
X
period:
Viking
X
top:
Village, Rural Settlement
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Broch of Gurness - Village house remains
by
Rob Farrow
geograph for square
HY3826
Looking eastwards across the remains of the Viking/Norse village which grew up... (
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Aikerness
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Ancient Village
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place:
Broch of Gurness
top:
Coastal
X
type:
Geograph
X
top:
Historic Sites and Artefacts
X
island:
Orkney Mainland
X
period:
Viking
X
subject:
Village
X
top:
Village, Rural Settlement
X
Broch of Gurness - Interior feature
by
Rob Farrow
for square
HY3826
This interesting feature within the central broch appears to be a stone-built... (
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Aikerness
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Basin
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Broch
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Broch
X
place:
Broch of Gurness
type:
Close Look
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top:
Coastal
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top:
Historic Sites and Artefacts
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period:
Iron Age
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island:
Orkney Mainland
X
period:
Pictish
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Stone Feature
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Trough
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top:
Village, Rural Settlement
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Broch of Gurness - Internal steps within the Pictish broch
by
Rob Farrow
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The steps seen here would have climbed between the inner and outer walls of the... (
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Aikerness
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Broch
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place:
Broch of Gurness
type:
Close Look
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top:
Coastal
X
top:
Historic Sites and Artefacts
X
period:
Iron Age
X
island:
Orkney Mainland
X
period:
Pictish
X
subject:
Steps
X
top:
Village, Rural Settlement
X
Broch of Gurness - The 'village' from the Broch entrance
by
Rob Farrow
geograph for square
HY3826
Standing near to
HY3826 : Broch of Gurness - Entrance to the broch
looking eastwards these are the remnants of part... (
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Aikerness
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Ancient Earthworks
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Ancient Monument
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Ancient Village
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Broch
X
place:
Broch of Gurness
top:
Coastal
X
type:
Geograph
X
top:
Historic Sites and Artefacts
X
island:
Orkney Mainland
X
period:
Pictish
X
period:
Viking
X
subject:
Village
X
top:
Village, Rural Settlement
X
Broch of Gurness - Stone walls across ditch
by
Rob Farrow
geograph for square
HY3826
There are several stone walls crossing the ditch encircling the broch. See also... (
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Aikerness
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Ancient Earthworks
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Ancient Monument
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Ancient Village
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subject:
Archaeology
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Broch
X
place:
Broch of Gurness
top:
Coastal
X
Ditch
X
Foundations
X
type:
Geograph
X
top:
Historic Sites and Artefacts
X
island:
Orkney Mainland
X
period:
Pictish
X
period:
Viking
X
top:
Village, Rural Settlement
X
Walls
X
Broch of Gurness - Ditch with side and cross walls
by
Rob Farrow
geograph for square
HY3826
This section of the ditch surrounding the Pictish/Iron Age broch has stonework... (
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place:
Aikerness
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Ancient Earthworks
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Ancient Monument
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Ancient Village
X
subject:
Archaeology
X
Broch
X
place:
Broch of Gurness
top:
Coastal
X
Foundations
X
type:
Geograph
X
top:
Historic Sites and Artefacts
X
island:
Orkney Mainland
X
period:
Pictish
X
period:
Viking
X
top:
Village, Rural Settlement
X
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