Category: Shetland
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Shadows over Scalloway: The Fateful Tale o’ Marion Pardone
Before the rope and the flames took her, she would have looked out over almost this exact view — the cold East Voe of Scalloway meeting the green hills of Mainland. In the 17th century, this hill — known variously as the Hill of Berry, the Hill of Houll, and Gallow Hill — served as…
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The Broch at Levenwick
This photograph looks across the Burn of Burgadies, which drains the Loch of Levenwick towards the sea. Beyond the boggy, pool-scattered moor, the broch stands sentinel on the higher ground. This rather damp approach from the nearest tarmac at Southpunds may go some way towards explaining why this remarkable site rarely features in visitors’ plans…
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The Noggle’s Playground: Folklore of the Horizontal Mill
Beneath a wide Shetland sky, a line of stone ruins follows the Burn of Clumlie toward the sea. These are “clack mills” — what is left of a row of nine horizontal water mills along a 450m stretch of the burn that once ground grain for local crofters north of Troswick. The engineering is rather…
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Mousa: Beyond the Broch
Rising from the rocky shores of Mousa, this 13-metre-high drystone tower is more than an ancient ruin; it is a marvel of Iron Age engineering. Known as the best-preserved broch in the world, Mousa has stood defiant for over 2,000 years. But what exactly was a broch? These circular, double-walled towers are unique to Scotland.…