Shetland Islands

Shetland Music
Official Page
This site by the Shetland Arts Development Agency has some information about Shetland in general, but more particularly about its music. It details Shetland's musical tradition since 1700 to today's scene, in particular the fiddling element. There[more...] 19.11.2006 14:55

A 4,500 year old time capsule.
SeeShetland about Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement
Jarlshof was named by Walter Scott when he accompanied his friend Robert Stevenson on his visit to survey for lighthouse sites in the early 1800's. The only visible building was the ruin of Earl Patrick's Old House at Sumburgh which Walter Scott mentions in his book The Pirate, Jarlshof means Chief's House. It wasn't until the end of the 19th century that a fierce storm ripped out the shoreline at the front of the ruin and exposed the hidden structures that had been buried for over a thousand years. Excavations took 50 years and were held up by both World Wars but[...]