Region : Shetland Island : Mainland Area : Eshaness Grid Reference : HU 213 791 Period : 100 BC-AD 300 Loch of Houlland BROCH

The broch is on a promontory on Loch of Houlland (Shetland). An outer bank and two lines of defensive walls were built on the neck of the promontory and another wall guards access from the loch. It is now ruined and filled with stones fallen from its walls. There are traces of buildings between the broch and its outer defences. Two causeways link the broch to an adjacent island and from the island to the mainland (a part of the latter is visible in the lower right corner of the photo). They could have been used to save livestock.

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)