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...