Brough Lodge broch
Brough Lodge broch is an archaeological site in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Brough Lodge broch is situated nearby to Broch Lodge Pier, as well as near the archaeological site Sna Broch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: probable broch on a site now occupied by a modern tower structure, on Fetlar, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Brough Lodge Broch”, “Brough Lodge,broch”, and “The Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brough Lodge and Hascosay.
Brough Lodge
Building
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brough Lodge is a 19th-century Gothic mansion on Fetlar, one of the Shetland Islands, in northern Scotland. Built by the Nicolson family, who were responsible for clearing Fetlar of many of its inhabitants, it has been disused since the 1980s.
Hascosay
Island
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hascosay is a small island lying between Yell and Fetlar in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Hascosay is situated 1½ miles west of Brough Lodge broch.
Urie Lingey
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Urie Lingey is one of the Shetland Islands. It is between Fetlar and Unst, and Yell is to the west. Urie Lingey is situated 2 miles northeast of Brough Lodge broch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tresta and Houbie.
Tresta
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tresta is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Brough Lodge broch.
Aith
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aith is a hamlet, which is situated 4 miles southeast of Brough Lodge broch.
Brough Lodge broch
- Categories: broch, tower, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.61311° or 60° 36′ 47″ northLongitude
-0.94122° or 0° 56′ 28″ westOpen location code
9CGXJ375+6GOpenStreetMap ID
way 387014741OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q56667076
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Broch Lodge Pier and Sna Broch.
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