Sumburgh, Shetland Islands, Great Britain: archaeological site at Jarlshof repre
Sumburgh, Shetland Islands, Great Britain: archaeological site at Jarlshof represents over 4,000 years of continual human habitation. Earliest remains are of Bronze Age buildings from around 2500-2000 BC; Iron Age round houses date between 200 BC – AD 800; a Viking settlement from the 9th to 14th centuries stands towards the eastern side of the site; & the castle, the Laird’s House, stands in the centre of the site & was converted from a medieval farmhouse to a fortified residence in the 1500s.
