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Archeological site in Shetland, Scotland
Jarlshof (Shaetlan pronunciation: [ˈjarlzhɒf] YARLZ-hof) is the best-known prehistoric archaeological site in Shetland, Scotland. It lies in Sumburgh,
Jarlshof
Tentative World Heritage site in the United Kingdom
Scotland. The application for consideration of "Mousa, Old Scatness and Jarlshof: The Zenith of Iron Age Shetland" as a future World Heritage Site was made
Zenith_of_Iron_Age_Shetland
Archipelago in Scotland
felsite from Northmavine. Pottery shards found at the important site of Jarlshof also indicate that there was Neolithic activity there although the main
Shetland
World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 15 March 2024. "Mousa, Old Scatness and Jarlshof: the Zenith of Iron Age Shetland". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved
List of World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_the_United_Kingdom
Type of Iron Age drystone hollow-walled structure in Scotland
above the entrance door. As in the case of Old Scatness in Shetland (near Jarlshof) and Burroughston on Shapinsay, brochs were sometimes located close to
Broch
Human settlement in Scotland
settlement has a population of approximately 100. The archaeological site of Jarlshof is situated to the west of Sumburgh, adjacent to Sumburgh Hotel. "Details
Sumburgh
Novel by Walter Scott
her former lover; and having lost trace of him till now, had come to Jarlshof, with his child by a Spanish wife, to atone for the misdeeds of his youth
The_Pirate_(novel)
8th- to 15th-century historical period
non-existent, the three island names of Fetlar, Unst and Yell excepted. Jarlshof in Shetland contains the most extensive remains of a Viking site visible
Scandinavian_Scotland
List of the oldest extant buildings in the UK
February 2008. "Grimspound". English Heritage. Retrieved 23 December 2024. "Jarlshof Prehistoric & Norse Settlement" Historic Scotland. Retrieved 2 August 2008
List of oldest buildings in the United Kingdom
List_of_oldest_buildings_in_the_United_Kingdom
Scottish landowner
Ness, was murdered in 1602. William Bruce obtained lands at Sumburgh and Jarlshof in 1592. His wife Margaret Stewart died on 25 November 1607. Her will details
William_Bruce_of_Symbister
Shetland including Mousa Broch, Old Scatness and Jarlshof as a cultural candidate. Mousa, Jarlshof and Old Scatness The 2010 applications to join the
List of World Heritage Sites in Scotland
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Scotland
Quarry in Shetland, Scotland
vessels. Similar vessels were discovered in the later Norse levels at Jarlshof dating to the 12th and 13th centuries AD. Quarrying scars can be seen along
Catpund
Small Scottish island
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
King's_Inch
Prehistory of Shetland Islands, Scotland
perhaps as much as 10,000. Pottery shards found at the important site of Jarlshof indicate that there was Neolithic activity there although the main settlement
Prehistoric_Shetland
Prehistoric structure
the sites did not begin until the 1930s, when digs were undertaken at Jarlshof and Gurness. No work of a modern standard was done in the Hebrides until
Wheelhouse_(archaeology)
Sporadically inhabited island in Loch Broom in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Tanera_Mòr
Headland in Scotland
mainland Scotland, the Orkney Islands and Norway. The archaeological site of Jarlshof, at which a series of settlements existed dating back to the Neolithic
Sumburgh_Head
Archipelago, county and council area in northern Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Orkney
Island of the Inner Hebrides, Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Isle_of_Skye
One of the Orkney Islands in Scotland, United Kingdom
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Papa_Westray
Pair of archipelagos near Scotland
Iron Age Shetland", which includes the Broch of Mousa, Old Scatness and Jarlshof, joined the UK's "Tentative List" of World Heritage Sites. The culture
Northern_Isles
Queen of Norway from 1281 to 1283
Bishop's Palace Brough of Birsay Camas Uig Cubbie Roo's Castle Earl's Bu Jarlshof Kirkwall Castle Linton Chapel Maeshowe Old Scatness Port an Eilean Mhòir
Margaret of Scotland, Queen of Norway
Margaret_of_Scotland,_Queen_of_Norway
Island in Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Luing
Slate Island in the Firth of Lorn, Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Easdale
Troddan (Site no. NG81NW 6)". Retrieved 30 June 2025. Miers (2008) p. 172 "Jarlshof Prehistoric & Norse Settlement" Historic Scotland. Retrieved 2 August 2008
List of oldest buildings in Scotland
List_of_oldest_buildings_in_Scotland
Island south of the Westland peninsula in Shetland, Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Vaila
Archipelago off the west coast of Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Hebrides
Island of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Eriskay
Archipelago in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
St_Kilda,_Scotland
Bay on the Shetland Mainland
voe is the settlement of Scatness, while on the east side is the famous Jarlshof archaeological site. There are Late Mesolithic and Early Neolithic remains
West_Voe_of_Sumburgh
Island of Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Eigg
Scottish breed of sheep
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Boreray_Blackface
Island off the west coast of Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Iona
Archaeological site in Shetland, Scotland
southern tip of Mainland, Shetland, close to the multi period settlement at Jarlshof and the Iron Age promontory fort at Ness of Burgi. For later inhabitants
Old_Scatness
Island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Isle_of_Bute
Largest island in Scotland, part of the Outer Hebrides
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Lewis_and_Harris
Bronze Age there is evidence of cellular round houses of stone, as at Jarlshof and Sumburgh in Shetland. There is also evidence of the occupation of crannogs
History_of_Scotland
centuries, the first written records being the Norse sagas. The excavations at Jarlshof near the southern end of the Mainland have provided archaeological evidence
List_of_Shetland_islands
Category A listed building
December 2008. "Visitor Attractions – Mousa Broch, Scatness Broch and Jarlshof | Visit Shetland". Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved
Fort_Charlotte,_Shetland
Archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Inner_Hebrides
Southernmost Shetland Island, Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Fair_Isle
Scottish regional history
Shetland until 150-200 CE: in the case of Old Scatness in Shetland (near Jarlshof), brochs were sometimes located close to arable land and a source of water
History_of_Shetland
Flat tidal island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Baleshare
Archipelago and council area off the west coast of mainland Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Outer_Hebrides
Part of the Viking invasions of England
Bishop's Palace Brough of Birsay Camas Uig Cubbie Roo's Castle Earl's Bu Jarlshof Kirkwall Castle Linton Chapel Maeshowe Old Scatness Port an Eilean Mhòir
Battle_of_Brunanburh
Small Scottish island
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Isle_of_Ewe
Bridged island in the north east of Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Buchan_Ness
Uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Shillay
Inhabited tidal island in Argyll and Bute
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Danna,_Scotland
Iron Age stone building
at Dun Ringill on Skye, Dun Carloway on Lewis, Pierowall on Westray and Jarlshof in Shetland. Dunvegan Community Trust plans to re-create an Iron Age roundhouse
Atlantic_roundhouse
Bishop's Palace Brough of Birsay Camas Uig Cubbie Roo's Castle Earl's Bu Jarlshof Kirkwall Castle Linton Chapel Maeshowe Old Scatness Port an Eilean Mhòir
Lagmann_mac_Gofraid
Island in Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Barra
Island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Islay
Island in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Taghaigh
Ruins of a 12th century castle on the island of Wyre, Orkney, Scotland
Cobbie Row's Castle Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall The Norse settlement at Jarlshof, Shetland Islands "Wyre, Cubbie Roo's Castle". Canmore: National Record
Cobbie_Row's_Castle
Language of Shetland
Bishop's Palace Brough of Birsay Camas Uig Cubbie Roo's Castle Earl's Bu Jarlshof Kirkwall Castle Linton Chapel Maeshowe Old Scatness Port an Eilean Mhòir
Shetland_dialect
Queen of Scots from 1469 to 1486
Bishop's Palace Brough of Birsay Camas Uig Cubbie Roo's Castle Earl's Bu Jarlshof Kirkwall Castle Linton Chapel Maeshowe Old Scatness Port an Eilean Mhòir
Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland
Margaret_of_Denmark,_Queen_of_Scotland
Island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Colonsay
Island off the coast of Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Isle_of_Mull
Extinct Germanic language spoken in the Northern Isles of Scotland
Bishop's Palace Brough of Birsay Camas Uig Cubbie Roo's Castle Earl's Bu Jarlshof Kirkwall Castle Linton Chapel Maeshowe Old Scatness Port an Eilean Mhòir
Norn_language
Northernmost Shetland Island, Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Unst
Most westerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Tiree
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
List_of_islands_of_Scotland
Queen of Norway from 931 to 933
Bishop's Palace Brough of Birsay Camas Uig Cubbie Roo's Castle Earl's Bu Jarlshof Kirkwall Castle Linton Chapel Maeshowe Old Scatness Port an Eilean Mhòir
Gunnhild,_Mother_of_Kings
Scottish islands
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Uist
8th–11th century expansion by Norsemen
Bishop's Palace Brough of Birsay Camas Uig Cubbie Roo's Castle Earl's Bu Jarlshof Kirkwall Castle Linton Chapel Maeshowe Old Scatness Port an Eilean Mhòir
Viking_expansion
Viking Age hoard of silver jewellery and other items
Bishop's Palace Brough of Birsay Camas Uig Cubbie Roo's Castle Earl's Bu Jarlshof Kirkwall Castle Linton Chapel Maeshowe Old Scatness Port an Eilean Mhòir
Galloway_Hoard
Island off the coast of Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Isle_of_Arran
Scottish breed of sheep
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Soay_sheep
1263 battle of the Scottish-Norwegian War
Bishop's Palace Brough of Birsay Camas Uig Cubbie Roo's Castle Earl's Bu Jarlshof Kirkwall Castle Linton Chapel Maeshowe Old Scatness Port an Eilean Mhòir
Battle_of_Largs
Island of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Benbecula
One of the Small Isles of the Inner Hebrides, in the district of Lochaber, Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Rùm
Strait in Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
The_Minch
Iron Age settlement landscape as the Broch of Mousa, Old Scatness, and Jarlshof. Archaeological evidence suggests the fort underwent more than one phase
Ness_of_Burgi
Island in Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Gigha
Islands in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Flannan_Isles
Island in Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Taransay
One of the North Isles of Shetland, Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Fetlar
9th-century Norse viking and first Jarl of Møre
Bishop's Palace Brough of Birsay Camas Uig Cubbie Roo's Castle Earl's Bu Jarlshof Kirkwall Castle Linton Chapel Maeshowe Old Scatness Port an Eilean Mhòir
Rognvald_Eysteinsson
Island of Inner Hebrides, Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Lismore,_Scotland
Island of the Inner Hebrides off Great Britain
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Jura,_Scotland
Island group off the west coast of Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Small_Isles
Village which was discovered in 1975 in old Scatness, part of Virkie. Jarlshof Old Scatness Pool of Virkie Sumburgh Airport Sumburgh Head Virkie Marina
Virkie
Main island of the St Kilda archipelago, Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Hirta
Scottish island
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Eilean_Mòr,_Loch_Langavat
Island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Foula
Island on the west coast of Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Inchmarnock
Island and parish in Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Coll
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Eilean_Fraoch
Island of the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
South_Uist
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Papa,_Scotland
Island in Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Great_Bernera
Island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Ulva
Island in Shetland, United Kingdom
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
St_Ninian's_Isle
Small archipelago in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Garvellachs
Island and community in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
North_Uist
Bridged island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Eilean_Buidhe
Island in Loch Lomond, Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Inchlonaig
Main island of the Orkney Islands, Scotland
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
Mainland,_Orkney
Stenness Prehistoric Shetland Zenith of Iron Age Shetland: Broch of Mousa Jarlshof Old Scatness Prehistoric Western Isles Callanish Stones Dun Carloway Rubha
South_Ascrib
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