Snabrough broch facts for kids
Snabrough broch in the background
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 Location in Shetland
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| Location | Unst, Shetland |
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| Coordinates | 60°42′12″N 0°57′41″W / 60.703433°N 0.961347°W |
| Type | Broch |
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| Periods | Iron Age |
Snabrough broch is an old, ruined building found on Unst island in Shetland, Scotland. It's a type of ancient tower called a broch. This old structure looks out over a small lake called Snabrough Loch.
Where is Snabrough Broch?
Snabrough Broch is located on the island of Unst. It sits on a small piece of land that sticks out into Snabrough Loch. This spot is south of a place called Burragarth.
The broch is about 0.5 kilometers (or 0.3 miles) east of Bluemull Sound. The land around it is good for farming.
What Does Snabrough Broch Look Like?
Snabrough Broch is a large circular building. It measures about 18 meters (almost 60 feet) across on the outside. Today, not much of the original building can be seen.
You can still find parts of the inner and outer walls on one side. The main entrance, which is on the northwest side, is now filled with dirt and rocks.
In the 1700s, a person named George Low visited the broch. He was an antiquarian, someone who studies old things. He wrote about "large hollow apartments" inside the walls. These rooms followed the curve of the broch. Sadly, these rooms are no longer visible today.
Around the broch, on the land side, there was once an outer wall or a raised bank of earth called a rampart. This rampart had a ditch in front of it. It curved across the narrow neck of land where the broch stands. There might have been other small buildings between this outer wall and the broch itself.
