Mousa Broch

  • Island of Mousa, Shetland

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Mousa Broch

On the Island of Mousa, accessible by boat from Sandwick, about 14m South of Lerwick on the A970. Visit www.mousa.co.uk for ferry details.

Grid reference - HU 457 237.

Access to the site is via rough tracks across agricultural land. Access to the top of the broch is via a steep and uneven stone staircase, please wear suitable footwear and supervise children at all times.

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Opening times

Open:
21 Apr to 29 Sept

Closed:
30 Sept to 31 Mar

Historic Scotland

Facilities

The impressively intact remains of the broch are several storeys high. The stone walls are grass covered.

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Clickimin Broch
A general view of the broch courtyard at Jarlshof.

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Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement
A canon pointing out to sea

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Fort Charlotte
Scalloway Castle seen from a distance, surrounded by more modern houses and boats

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Scalloway Castle
A stone wall that used to be part of a house, with stone slabs on the ground in front of it.

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Ness of Burgi
A stone path leading into an uncovered neolithic hall

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Stanydale Temple
Muness Castle with its prominent round tower at the front

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Muness Castle
A passage made by stone walls leading down into the chambered cairn.

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Quoyness Chambered Cairn
The impressively intact remains of the broch are several storeys high. The stone walls are grass covered.

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Clickimin Broch
A general view of the broch courtyard at Jarlshof.

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Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement
A stone wall that used to be part of a house, with stone slabs on the ground in front of it.

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Ness of Burgi
A stone path leading into an uncovered neolithic hall

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Stanydale Temple
Small stone houses by the sea

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Knap of Howar
A general view of the Links of Noltland archaeological site.

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Links of Noltland
A view of the inside of an earth house

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Grain Earth House
A general view of the Broch of Gurness and Eynhallow Sound.

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Broch of Gurness

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