Explore the historic highlights of Guernsey
Guernsey, United Kingdom
12th century
Guernsey, United Kingdom
1206-1256
Guernsey, United Kingdom
1914
Guernsey, United Kingdom
1804
Guernsey, United Kingdom
1873
Guernsey, United Kingdom
13th century
Guernsey, United Kingdom
1848
Guernsey, United Kingdom
1155
Guernsey, United Kingdom
1804
Guernsey, United Kingdom
c. 1225
Guernsey, United Kingdom
3500 - 2000 BC
Guernsey, United Kingdom
1804
Guernsey, United Kingdom
11th century
Guernsey, United Kingdom
4000 -2500 BC
Guernsey, United Kingdom
3000-2500 BC
Guernsey, United Kingdom
1154
Guernsey, United Kingdom
c. 968 AD
Guernsey, United Kingdom
3500 - 2000 BC
Guernsey, United Kingdom
1375
Guernsey, United Kingdom
12th century
Guernsey, United Kingdom
2500 - 1800 BC
Guernsey, United Kingdom
1854-1856
Guernsey, United Kingdom
1816
Guernsey, United Kingdom
2500 - 1800 BC
Guernsey, United Kingdom
c. 1200
Guernsey, United Kingdom
2500 - 1800 BC
The Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village. Settlement here began sometime between 500 and 200 BC. At the centre of the settlement is a stone tower or broch, which once probably reached a height of around 10 metres. Its interior is divided into sections by upright slabs. The tower features two skins of drystone walls, with stone-floored galleries in between. These are accessed by steps. Stone ledges suggest that there was once an upper storey with a timber floor. The roof would have been thatched, surrounded by a wall walk linked by stairs to the ground floor. The broch features two hearths and a subterranean stone cistern with steps leading down into it. It is thought to have some religious significance, relating to an Iron Age cult of the underground.
The remains of the central tower are up to 3.6 metres high, and the stone walls are up to 4.1 metres thick.