Shetland Archive

Jarlshof – 4,000 Years of History in One Place

Blick vom großen Gebäude über die Ausgrabungen am Jarlshof

Es ist die Top-Sehenswürdigkeit auf Shetland. Und das zu Recht. Denn der Jarlshof ist ein faszinierendes Stück Geschichte vor beeindruckender Kulisse.

Broch of Clickimin – an Iron Age fort

Once upon a time, the tower stood up to ten metres tall on an island in Loch Clickimin in Shetland. And to this day, it remains a mystery.

Sumburgh Head Lighthouse – the westernmost point of the Shetlands

The Sumburgh Head Lighthouse stands on the southern tip of Shetland. Here, visitors to the islands can experience nature, history and technology all at once. The old Stevenson lighthouse at Sumburgh Head has been safely guiding seafarers through the stormy waters of the North Sea and the Atlantic around the Shetland Islands at night since […]