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Oblique aerial view of the Broch of Mousa.
SH 1467
Description Oblique aerial view of the Broch of Mousa.
Date 10/1973
Collection John Dewar
Catalogue Number SH 1467
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 797148
Scope and Content Aerial view of Broch of Mousa, Shetland Islands Mousa Broch was built on the west coast of the now uninhabited island of Mousa, opposite Sandwick on the south Mainland of Shetland. Mousa Broch may to date to 100AD, the end of the broch-building period in Scotland. There are 70 brochs in Shetland, of which Mousa is the most complete. Brochs were buildings which were designed to protect the inhabitants against raids, but only for a limited period as there is little storage space for food and few had access to a water supply which would have lasted for a long time. Shetland, situated to the north-east of Scotland, consists of over 100 islands, but only 20 are inhabited. It is thought people have lived in Shetland for 5,500 years, the first settlers being Neolithic farmers who may have travelled from the Orkney Islands. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference 6768/4/9A
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/2307
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