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A 4,500 year old time capsule.
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 [more...]

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Apr 2006

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Jarlshof
Although there are a number of archaeological sites in Shetland, this one is not only "the largest" but also "the most impressive". The writer finds it "amazing" that you can "walk into" a 1600 years old house and find it "intact to above head height". This "big" site can get somewhat confusing as it includes remains "from the Stone Age" as far [more...]

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