Region : Shetland Island : Mainland Town or village : Scatness Grid Reference : NY 257 966 Period : Late 1st millennium BC Ness of Burgi PROMONTORY FORT

A defensive Iron Age blockhouse sited in a spectacular position on a promontory of the southern tip of Shetland. This massive blockhouse lies behind two ditches that cut off the promontory from the mainland and, between them, a 6.4m thick stone rampart. The blockhouse was once 22m long, but its south end has been destroyed by cliff erosion. As visible on the left of the photo, the wall strangely doesn't reach the cliff edge to the north side. There is a single entrance leading to a stone-lined passage with door-checks and bar-holes. The blockhouse is 1.5m high and there are three cells within its 6m wide wall. The site was excavated in 1935. In care of Historic Scotland

Other brochs, duns, forts ------------------ Brown Caterthun Carn Liath Clickimin Craig Phadrig Dun an Sticir Dun Ardtreck Dun Beag Dunbeath Dun Carloway Dun Dornaigil Dun Ringill Dun Telve Dun Troddan Edinshall Gurness Loch of Houlland Midhowe Mousa Ness of Burgi White Caterthun Other sites in Shetland ---------------------- Beorgs of Housetter (Giant's Grave) Busta Clickimin Hamnavoe (Giant's Stones) Jarlshof Loch of Houlland Mousa Ness of Burgi Punds Water Scord of Brouster Skellister (Auld Wife) Stanydale Tingwall (Murder Stone)