Broch, Forewick Holm

Name: Broch
Address: Forewick Holm, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Forewick Holm

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Clumlie Broch is an Iron Age broch located on Mainland, Shetland, in Scotland. ()

Coordinates: 59°56'46"N, 1°16'40"W

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Forewick Holm United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Jarlshof, Old Scatness, Broch of Mousa, Hoswick Visitor Centre.

5.3 miS
Ruins, Historical place, Museum
Jarlshof, Sumburgh
136 min walk • Jarlshof is the best known prehistoric archaeological site in Shetland, Scotland. It lies in Sumburgh, Mainland, Shetland and has been described as "one of the most remarkable archaeological sites ever excavated in the British Isles".
4.7 miS
Historical place, Museum, Archaeological museum
Old Scatness, Sumburgh
121 min walk • Old Scatness is an archeological site on the Ness of Burgi, near the village of Scatness, parish of Dunrossness in the south end of Mainland, Shetland, near Sumburgh Airport and consists of medieval, Viking, Pictish, and Iron Age remains.
4.7 miNE
Island, Memorial
Broch of Mousa, Mousa
121 min walk • Broch of Mousa is a preserved Iron Age broch or round tower. It is on the island of Mousa in Shetland, Scotland. It is the tallest broch still standing and amongst the best-preserved prehistoric buildings in Europe.
3.6 miN
59°59'52"N • 1°15'20"W
Hoswick Visitor Centre, Forewick Holm
93 min walk • Visitor center, Museum
5.4 miNE
Island
Peerie Bard
138 min walk • Perie Bard is one of the Shetland Islands. It is a small islet off the east coast of the island of Mousa. Although named 'Perie Bard' on OS Maps, the name used in Shetland is "Peerie Bard".
5.7 miN
Archaeological site
Catpund, Forewick Holm
146 min walk • Catpund is a quarry site in Shetland, Scotland, where steatite vessels were cut from the rock from prehistory onwards. The quarrying marks are still visible today.
5.5 miS
Island
Lady's Holm
139 min walk • Lady's Holm is an island off southern Mainland in the Shetland Islands. It is not to be confused with the Maiden Stack, which is also known as "Frau...
2.8 miW
Island
Colsay
71 min walk • Colsay is an uninhabited island off the South West coast of Mainland, Shetland. Fora Ness lies to the south, across the Muckle Sound. The highest elevation is 44 metres, and there is an ancient cairn on the summit. It is in Dunrossness parish, 8 miles NNW of Sumburgh Head.
4.4 miS
Neighbourhood
Virkie, Sumburgh
113 min walk • Virkie is the most southerly district of Shetland, other than Fair Isle and is best defined as the area south of the Ward Hill in Dunrossness, also locally referred to as "below da hill", or "da laich Ness".