Shetland has some tremendous Archaeological sites and quite a few can be found in the south mainland. Also see shetlandsky.blogspot.co.uk for more archaeology with Aurora present
I hadn't really been down to photograph the ness of Burgi fort at Scatness and as a number of my photography course had asked to go we headed down in great weather.
My reflection
On thing that puts people off is having to go across a very narrow area holding a chain to gain support on uneven ground.. Once past this it is all flat
The fort dates back to Iron age times and is more or less intacked giving a sense of how important this area was. It was built around 100 BC
When WW2 started the area was used as a base for a camp and held AA guns on the hill
Doorways blocked off when under seige
They are not too large but the two chambers are interconnected by a small opening in the middle. The building would have had a roof
Some folk from the Shetland Adult Education photography class- the session enjoyed by all
Even had a peerie dog for company.
Its worth checking out Shetland Aurora Hunter on facebook as we have had a nuber of very good Auroras
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