South of Lerwick at the Sound of Ness are the remains of a significant World War II coastal battery designed to guard the approach to...

With its exceptional size and Lerwick location the Broch of Clickimin is perhaps one of the most visible and easily accessible...

If you recall earlier in the past year we visited Stanydale Temple in an In Depth article. We now want to revisit the site to look in...

​Due to the UK's largest active tombolo St Ninian's Isle is either an island or a peninsula depending on the time of day and year....

LORAN A, often known simply as LORAN (Long Range Navigation), was a hyperbolic radio navigation system (see 'Links for Further...

The extraction and working of Steatite, or soapstone, has been an important industry throughout much of Shetland’s past. This article...

Upon visiting the Broch of Burland to assess its overall condition and risk due to coastal erosion we set about doing our usual research...

The decision to excavate in archaeology is not nearly as simple as burying a spade in the dirt; if but it were. Instead there are a...

The notion of the coastline at Channerwick containing archaeological material was first documented in the 1950s. The site was visited by...

Fethaland’s early development was a means to supplement the local subsistence diet of the time but soon grew into an important part of...

Pinhoulland represents one of the largest Neolithic-Bronze Age settlements on Shetland. It is also a very pleasant and easy (if rather...

Walking through Burwick is very much a stroll through Shetland's history. This hidden community, now reduced to two crofts, was once a...

Overlooking Clickimin Loch in Lerwick, Staney Hill formed a part of the Robertson Line (named for Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel...

On the west mainland coast just north of Scalloway and situated between the hills of Burwick and Houlland is the coastal community of...

The ruins of Saint Mary's Church, the only know cruciform church in Shetland, can be found in the abandoned crofting village of...

Stanydale - experiencing a Neolithic landscape? Stanydale temple on the West Mainland is the largest building known from Neolithic/Bronze...

One of the most striking sites in all of Scotland, and perhaps the most remarkable on Shetland, is Jarlshof. With continuous habitation...