Islesburgh Broch

Islesburgh Broch is an archaeological site in , . Islesburgh Broch is situated nearby to the peak , as well as near the archaeological site .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mavis Grind and Brae.

Locality
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is a narrow isthmus joining the peninsula to the rest of the island of in the Shetland Islands, . It is just over 90 metres at its narrowest point.

Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is on Mainland of the . It was a tiny fishing village then grew rapidly in the 1970s with the construction of Sullom Voe oil terminal, and in 2011 the population was 856.

Photo: Chris Combe, CC BY 2.0.
is a small village on the Mainland of the . It's the main settlement on the Northmavine peninsula, connected to the rest of Mainland by the road along Mavis Grind, the narrow isthmus by the village of - so narrow you can almost hurl a stone from the Atlantic Ocean to the North Sea side.

Islesburgh Broch

Latitude
60.40514° or 60° 24′ 19″ north
Longitude
-1.39119° or 1° 23′ 28″ west
Open location code
9CGWCJ45+3G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12829072733
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
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Highlights include Hurda Field and Chambered Cairn.

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