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A reconstructed longhouse at Fyrkat
Reconstruction of a longhouse at the Viking Age ring fort of Fyrkat
Fyrkat ring fort
Layout of Fyrkat with the outlines of the longhouses as well as parts of the wall in the background.
Photo of the Brough of Birsay, Orkney
The Brough of Birsay was an important defensive site in Orkney from the earliest settlement. It was under Norse control from the ninth century, and most of the ruins on the Brough (ON Byrgisey, or 'Fort Island') date from this time. The causeway…
Photo of Norse Ruins on the Brough of Birsay, Orkney
The Brough of Birsay was an important defensive site in Orkney from the earliest settlement. It was under Norse control from the ninth century, and most of the ruins on the Brough (ON Byrgisey, or 'Fort Island') date from this time. The causeway…