Archaeological sites · Scottish Islands
Broch of Cullingsburgh
Broch of Cullingsburgh in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
Colin Smith — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Broch of Cullingsburgh is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Broch of Cullingsburgh is an Iron Age broch located in the Shetland islands.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Very little is left of the broch. The later (now ruined) church of St. Mary was likely built of stones mined from it. The church of St. Mary had an associated settlement and cemetery. The site is a Scheduled Monument.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 60.1619, -1.0632
- Address
- Shetland
Sources
- wikidata: Q18379091 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Broch of Cullingsburgh (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Broch of Cullingsburgh?
- Broch of Cullingsburgh is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 60.1619°, -1.0632°.
- Is Broch of Cullingsburgh free to visit?
- Yes — admission to Broch of Cullingsburgh is free.