Date 1931 - 1935
Event ID 990589
Category Recording
Type Excavation
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Excavations at Jarlshof carried out on behalf of HM Office of Works by A. O. Curle, 1931-1935.
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Jarlshof
Broch (Iron Age), Farm (Medieval), Settlement (Neolithic), Settlement (Iron Age), Settlement (Bronze Age), Settlement (Norse), Settlement (Viking), Wheelhouse(S) (Iron Age)
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SC 1220109
General view of excavation at Jarlshof.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1933
© RCAHMS









SC 1220128
General view of excavations at Jarlshof.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1933
© RCAHMS










SC 1453547
General view of Jarlshof.
A collection of photographs of medieval sculpture in Scotland
1932
© Courtesy of HES (Early photographs of sculptured stones)

SC 1453548
General view of Jarlshof.
A collection of photographs of medieval sculpture in Scotland
1932
© Courtesy of HES (Early photographs of sculptured stones)

SC 1453549
General view of Jarlshof.
A collection of photographs of medieval sculpture in Scotland
1932
© Courtesy of HES (Early photographs of sculptured stones)

SC 1453550
General view of Jarlshof.
A collection of photographs of medieval sculpture in Scotland
1932
© Courtesy of HES (Early photographs of sculptured stones)

SC 1453551
General view of Jarlshof.
A collection of photographs of medieval sculpture in Scotland
1932
© Courtesy of HES (Early photographs of sculptured stones)

SC 1453552
General view of Jarlshof from the west.
A collection of photographs of medieval sculpture in Scotland
1932
© Courtesy of HES (Early photographs of sculptured stones)

SC 1453553
General view of Jarlshof.
A collection of photographs of medieval sculpture in Scotland
1932
© Courtesy of HES (Early photographs of sculptured stones)

SC 1453554
General view of Jarlshof.
A collection of photographs of medieval sculpture in Scotland
1932
© Courtesy of HES (Early photographs of sculptured stones)

SC 1453555
View of a saddle quern at Jarlshof.
A collection of photographs of medieval sculpture in Scotland
1932
© Courtesy of HES (Early photographs of sculptured stones)

SC 1453556
General view of Jarlshof from the west.
A collection of photographs of medieval sculpture in Scotland
1932
© Courtesy of HES (Early photographs of sculptured stones)

SC 1453557
General view of Jarlshof.
A collection of photographs of medieval sculpture in Scotland
1932
© Courtesy of HES (Early photographs of sculptured stones)

SC 1453558
General view of Jarlshof.
A collection of photographs of medieval sculpture in Scotland
1932
© Courtesy of HES (Early photographs of sculptured stones)

SC 1453559
General view of Jarlshof.
A collection of photographs of medieval sculpture in Scotland
1932
© Courtesy of HES (Early photographs of sculptured stones)

SC 1453560
View of the excavations at Jarlshof
A collection of photographs of medieval sculpture in Scotland
1932
© Courtesy of HES (Early photographs of sculptured stones)

SC 1453561
General view of Jarlshof.
A collection of photographs of medieval sculpture in Scotland
1932
© Courtesy of HES (Early photographs of sculptured stones)

SC 1453562
General view of Jarlshof.
A collection of photographs of medieval sculpture in Scotland
1932
© Courtesy of HES (Early photographs of sculptured stones)

SC 1453563
General view of Jarlshof.
A collection of photographs of medieval sculpture in Scotland
1932
© Courtesy of HES (Early photographs of sculptured stones)

SC 1453564
General view of Jarlshof.
A collection of photographs of medieval sculpture in Scotland
1932
© Courtesy of HES (Early photographs of sculptured stones)

SC 1453565
View looking north-east showing the extent of the excavation completed at Jarlshof in 1931.
A collection of photographs of medieval sculpture in Scotland
1932
© Courtesy of HES (Early photographs of sculptured stones)

SC 1453566
View of the original entrance passage of Dwelling No.1 at Jarlshof, leading inwards from the north-west.
A collection of photographs of medieval sculpture in Scotland
1932
© Courtesy of HES (Early photographs of sculptured stones)

SC 1453567
View of Chamber D with Chamber C in the foreground at Jarlshof.
A collection of photographs of medieval sculpture in Scotland
1932
© Courtesy of HES (Early photographs of sculptured stones)

SC 1453568
View of Jarlshof showing hall, entrance to Chamber C, refuse bing and blocked entrance on the right.
A collection of photographs of medieval sculpture in Scotland
1932
© Courtesy of HES (Early photographs of sculptured stones)

SC 1549723
Excavation Photograph: View of Peter Moar (?), Dr Smith and A.O. Curle. Copied from a photograph album of M Curle, 1931-35.
Alexander Ormiston Curle
1932
© RCAHMS

SC 2242694
Excavation Photograph: Dwelling No. 3, furnace and end of duct.
Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
1932
© Curle













































Archive from excavations at Jarlshof
General view
General view of excavation at Jarlshof.