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Multi-periodSite Name: Scord of Brouster
Country: Scotland County: Shetland Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
 Nearest Village: Walls
Map Ref: HU25605165
Latitude: 60.248312N  Longitude: 1.539388W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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SandyG visited on 8th Jun 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Make your way up to the information board at the top of the hill first. From this point you get an overall view of the site.

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Scord of Brouster
Scord of Brouster submitted by jeffrep : Ruins of House 2, Largest Dwelling at Scord of Brouster Ancient Settlement, West Mainland, Shetland, Scotland (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Scord of Brouster is a Neolithic settlement containing several oval houses and interlinked field walls. The largest dwelling measures 16-1/2x23 feet and contains a central hearth surrounded by cells divided by orthostats.

It is represented by an oval, grass-covered bank. A gap in the southeast of the bank represents an entrance passage. Other features of the settlement include a circular cairn and two other identifiable dwellings.
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Scord of Brouster submitted by h_fenton : Scord of Brouster ancient farm was in use 3000-1500BC This view has been created from over 200 Kite Aerial Photograph s using Agisoft Photoscan and then massively reduced in size to fit here on the Megalithic Portal. 22 September 2014 (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Scord of Brouster submitted by h_fenton : House 3 at the Scord of Brouster. The house is on the right, the structure on the left is considered to be an outhouse or workshop. Kite Aerial Photograph 22 September 2014 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Scord of Brouster submitted by howe : General view of the site with the Loch of Brouster in the left distance and the head of the Voe of Browland to the right (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Scord of Brouster submitted by h_fenton : House 1 at the Scord of Brouster. This is the oldest house on the site. Scale: 1 metre, the red end of the scale indicates the direction of north. Kite Aerial Photograph 22 September 2014 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Scord of Brouster submitted by h_fenton : House 2 at the Scord of Brouster. Scale: 1 metre, the red end of the scale indicates the direction of north. Kite Aerial Photograph 22 September 2014 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Scord of Brouster submitted by h_fenton : Circular Cairn at the Scord of Brouster ancient settlement. Kite Aerial Photograph 22 September 2014

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Scord of Brouster submitted by SandyG : The prehistoric wall at around HU 2547 5134 is far from straight. View from west.

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Scord of Brouster submitted by SandyG : Detail of the boulder wall at around HU 2547 5134. View from north east (Scale 1m).

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Scord of Brouster submitted by SandyG : Prehistoric boulder wall at around HU 2547 5134. View from east.

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Scord of Brouster submitted by SandyG : On the southern side of the road there are field boundaries associated with the settlement. View from south west.

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Scord of Brouster submitted by SandyG : Clearance cairns in the foreground and field beyond. View from south west (Scale 1m).

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Scord of Brouster submitted by SandyG : House 3 in the background and workshop in the foreground. View from south.

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Scord of Brouster submitted by SandyG : House 3 in the foreground and workshop beyond. View from the north.

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Scord of Brouster submitted by SandyG : House 1. View from north east (Scale 1m).

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Scord of Brouster submitted by SandyG : View from north west of the cairn (Scale 1m).

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Scord of Brouster submitted by SandyG : House 2 and adjacent cairn. View from north west (Scale 1m).

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Scord of Brouster submitted by SandyG : House 2 and associated field. View from the north.

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Scord of Brouster submitted by SandyG : Clearance cairns at Scord of Brouster.

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Scord of Brouster submitted by h_fenton : Map of the Scord of Brouster farm, taken from the information board on site. The farming settlement known as Scord of Brouster was in use 3000-1500BC. (1 comment)

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Scord of Brouster submitted by jeffrep : Part of Scord of Brouster Ancient Settlement Descriptive Sign Showing Locations of Structures, West Mainland, Shetland, Scotland

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Scord of Brouster submitted by jeffrep : Largest Dwelling (right) and Cairn (left), Scord of Brouster Ancient Settlement, West Mainland, Shetland, Scotland

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Scord of Brouster submitted by jeffrep : Another View of House 2, Largest Dwelling at Scord of Brouster Ancient Settlement, West Mainland, Shetland, Scotland

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Scord of Brouster submitted by jeffrep : Circular Cairn at Scord of Brouster Ancient Settlement, West Mainland, Shetland, Scotland

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Scord of Brouster submitted by jeffrep : Ruins of House 3 at Scord of Brouster Ancient Settlement, West Mainland, Shetland, Scotland

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