Jarlshof

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Jarlshof is the best known prehistoric archaeological site in Shetland, Scotland. It lies near the southern tip of the Shetland Mainland, close to the settlements of Sumburgh and Grutness.

Buildings on the site include remains of a Bronze Age smithy, an Iron Age broch and houses, Pictish roundhouses, Viking longhouses, a complex of wheelhouses^{[citation needed]} and a mediaeval farmhouse. Also on the site is a seventeenth century manor house, which Walter Scott named Jarlshof in his novel The Pirate. The rest of the site was not rediscovered until the late nineteenth century.

[edit] See also

• Prehistoric Scotland

[edit] External links

• Some good information on Shetlopedia, Jarlshof pages
• Jarlshof - site information from Historic Scotland
• Map sources for Jarlshof
• Shetland Museum website on Jarlshof
• Jarlshof Photos

Coordinates: 59.86875° N 1.29285° W

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