Iron age sites considered by Unesco
Island settlements which are thousands of years old could join the Taj Mahal and Stonehenge as world heritage sites. Mousa Broch, Jarlshof and Old Scatness…
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Iron Age Old Scatness artefacts on display at museum
Shetland Museum and Archives is hosting an exhibition of archaeological artefacts from Old Scatness until 27th April.
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New survey could reveal more about ancient archaeological sites
A team of geophysicists will travel from Yorkshire to conduct surveys at Old Scatness and the Sands of Sound.
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Archaeology article nominated for award
An article about Old Scatness, inspired by an interview with Shetland archaeologist Val Turner and colleague Stephen Dockerill, has been nominated for an award.
READ FULL STORYOld Scatness set to re-open again for summer
Old Scatness Broch and Iron Age Village is to re-open on Sunday with a brand new programme of events for visitors throughout the summer. There…
READ FULL STORY‘World class’ Old Scatness visitor centre designed to take on Orkney at heritage
By JOHN ROBERTSON A “WORLD-CLASS” visitor centre with a grass roof might be built in 2012 to house Old Scatness Broch at a cost of…
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