Recent work has identified 60 buildings which appear from the earthwork remains to be Viking or Norse.

Viking boat unst. In this second video about Unst Britains most northerly inhabited island we hear about the importance of the sea to. Viking Unst Project - Skidbadner Longship and reconstructed Viking Longhouse Brookpoint Unst. Orkney and ShetlandPostcode district.

Over 50 settlement sites have now been identified and Unst therefore has a greater density of rural longhouses than anywhere else including Scandinavia. There are a number of places to visit to discover the true Viking history. The excavations in Unst gave the project an indication of what an original longhouse would have looked like but it was clear that there was no standard single design each being different in some way to the next.

Saxa Vord 284 m 932 ftPopulation rank. There are several stone boat shaped graves on Balta. South Mainland Up Helly Aa 2010 held at St Ninians Island Shetland SMUHA is a local Up Helly Aa for the south end of Shetland.

Like the Gokstad ship the Skidbladner is largely constructed of oak built in the clinker fashion which made her light and flexible. New and used models for sale. A Viking grave attributed to Harold has been found on the nearby Setters Hill overlooking the landing point.

The Unst Boat Haven tells of the history of boats and fishing and together with the Viking Unst Project is near Haroldswick on Harolds Wick. Underhoull - a hall house. New and used models for sale.

The Shetland Amenity Trusts Viking Unst project excavated and displayed part of the islands Norse heritage. The Viking Longhouse Zoom. Living in Shetland we will often go for a day trip and usually have the place to ourselves.