یارلزهف
Also known as Jarlshof, broch & settlement
Jarlshof ( ) is the best-known prehistoric archaeological site in Shetland, Scotland. It lies in Sumburgh, Mainland, Shetland and has been described as "one of the most remarkable archaeological sites ever excavated in the British Isles". It contains remains dating from 2500 BC up to the 17th century AD.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Jarlshof
- Ancient site.image
- Jarlshof(NigelDuncan)Feb2007.jpg
- Ancient site.image_size
- 200px
- Ancient site.caption
- Jarlshof, February 2007
- Ancient site.mapframe
- yes
- Ancient site.mapframe zoom
- 13
- Ancient site.map_type
- Scotland Shetland
- Ancient site.location
- Mainland, Shetland, Scotland
- Ancient site.type
- Roundhouses, broch, wheelhouses, longhouse
- Ancient site.epochs
- Bronze Age Iron Age, Pictish, Norse
- Ancient site.ownership
- Historic Scotland
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17th century in Scotland1st-millennium BC architecture in Scotland3rd-millennium BC architecture in ScotlandArchaeological museums in ScotlandArchaeological sites in ShetlandBrochs in ShetlandBronze Age sites in ScotlandCeltic archaeological sitesFormer populated places in ScotlandHistoric Environment Scotland properties in ShetlandHistory museums in Scotland