Broch of Gurness
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Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village and archaeological site on the Orkney Islands in Scotland, notable for its well-preserved stone structures and coastal setting.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Broch of Gurness canonical | 2 |
| Gurness broch | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age broch
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | broch ⓘ |
| category | prehistoric site in Orkney ⓘ |
| condition | well-preserved ⓘ |
| country |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culture | Iron Age Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionCentury | 1st millennium BC ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionPeriod | early Iron Age ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | J. W. Cursiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstMajorExcavation | 1929 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central broch tower
ⓘ
coastal setting ⓘ defensive ditch ⓘ hearths ⓘ outer defences ⓘ rampart ⓘ ring of houses ⓘ stone furniture ⓘ stone-paved passages ⓘ storage cells ⓘ surrounding stone village ⓘ water system ⓘ well ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Eynhallow Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
island of Rousay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| isPartOf | parish of Evie ⓘ |
| laterUse |
Norse farmstead
ⓘ
Pictish settlement ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Mainland, Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Mainland, Orkney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orkney Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingOrganisation | Historic Environment Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearestSettlement | Evie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
coastal defensive position
ⓘ
complex broch village layout ⓘ well-preserved Iron Age stone structures ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks | Eynhallow Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northern Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| situatedOn | Eynhallow Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedUntilCentury | 1st millennium AD ⓘ |
| usedUntilPeriod | Pictish period ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gurness broch