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14th century
Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
1270
Hanila, Estonia
1430
Kohila, Estonia
14th century
Kurzętnik, Poland
1330-1361
Nizov'e, Russia
1258
Bagrationovsky, Russia
1325
Stary Dzierzgon, Poland
1234
Zamek Kiszewski, Poland
1350
Sobowidz, Poland
c. 1340
Ida-Virumaa, Estonia
1349
Polessk, Russia
1360
Guryevsky, Russia
1292
Nowy Jasiniec, Poland
14th century
Dzierzgoń, Poland
1248
Przezmark, Poland
c. 1300
Czluchow, Poland
c. 1365
Kowalewo Pomorskie, Poland
13th century
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.