Archaeological Sites & Ruins

Shetland’s landscape is defined by stone structures spanning three millennia. This collection features the world’s best-preserved Iron Age round tower, the Broch of Mousa, alongside the extensive excavations at Old Scatness and the restored Clickimin Broch. Beyond prehistoric sites, the list covers medieval defensive architecture like Scalloway Castle and Muness Castle—the UK’s most northerly castle—and the 18th-century artillery bastions of Fort Charlotte. Distinctive ruins like the Funzie Girt dividing wall on Fetlar provide unique evidence of early land management across the islands.

Broch of Mousa

Broch of Mousa is a preserved Iron Age broch or round tower. It is on the island of Mousa in Shetland, Scotland.

Scalloway Castle

Scalloway Castle is a tower house in Scalloway, on the Shetland Mainland, the largest island in the Shetland Islands of Scotland.

Clickimin Broch

The Broch of Clickimin is a large, well-preserved but restored broch in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland.

Old Scatness Broch

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…

Fort Charlotte

Fort Charlotte in the centre of Lerwick, Shetland, is an artillery fort, roughly five sided, with bastions on each of three landward…

Muness Castle

Muness Castle is located on Unst, which is one of the Shetland Islands of Scotland.

Broch Lodge

Brough Lodge is a 19th-century Gothic mansion on Fetlar, one of the Shetland Islands, in northern Scotland.

Broch of West Burrafirth

The Broch of West Burrafirth is an Iron Age broch located on the west side of Mainland, Shetland.

Broch

Clumlie Broch is an Iron Age broch located on Mainland, Shetland, in Scotland.

Funzie Girt

Funzie Girt is an ancient dividing wall that was erected from north to south across the island of Fetlar in Shetland, Scotland.