Broch of Culswick, Walls

Name: Broch of Culswick
Address: Walls, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Walls

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The Broch of Culswick is an unexcavated coastal broch in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. It has good views all around, including Foula and Vaila isles, and Fitful Head and Fair Isle in the south. The broch stands on the top of a rock platform and is about 3 metres high at its tallest point. Much rubble has fallen into the centre. This broch has a massive triangular lintel stone over the entrance, which is partly filled with rubble. Drawings by Low in 1774 and Skene in 1805 reveal that the structure survived very well up to those dates. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 60°11'12"N, 1°32'38"W

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Walls United Kingdom

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Broch of Culswick – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stanydale Temple, Linga, Scord of Brouster, West Mainland.

3.9 miNE
Archaeological site
Stanydale Temple, Walls
100 min walk • Stanydale Temple is a Neolithic site on Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. It is located in a field to the south of the modern village of Stanydale, roughly 21 miles by road northwest of Lerwick, to the northeast of the village of Gruting.
2.2 miNW
Island
Linga
56 min walk • Linga is one of the Shetland Islands, near Vaila and Walls on Mainland, Shetland. Its highest elevation is 28 metres. In 2014 and 2018 it was reported that the island was for sale for £250,000.
4.3 miN
Archaeological site
Scord of Brouster, Walls
110 min walk • The Scord of Brouster is one of the earliest Neolithic farm sites in Shetland, Scotland. It has been dated to 2220 BC with a time window of 80 years on either side. It comprises three houses, several fields surrounded by walls, and a cairn.
4.6 miN
Neighbourhood
West Mainland, Walls
118 min walk • The West Mainland of the Shetland Islands is the part of the Mainland lying west of Aith.
2.7 miNW
Neighbourhood
Burrastow, Walls
70 min walk • Burrastow is a location on the west shore of Vaila Sound near the village of Walls on the Shetland Mainland, Scotland. There are two small piers and the imposing 18th-century Burrastow House.
1.6 miNW
Island
Vaila
41 min walk • Vaila is an island in Shetland, Scotland, lying south of the Westland peninsula of the Shetland Mainland. It has an area of 327 hectares, and is 95 metres at its highest point.

Broch of Culswick, Walls

Facts and practical information

Broch of Culswick – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Stanydale Temple, Walls

Linga

Scord of Brouster, Walls

West Mainland, Walls

Burrastow, Walls

Vaila