Maribo, Denmark
12th century
Sakskobing, Denmark
14th century
Sakskøbing, Denmark
c. 1100
Øster-Ulslev, Denmark
13th century
Fårup, Denmark
1125
Søllested, Denmark
c. 1200
Nysted, Denmark
c. 1220
Maribo, Denmark
c. 1200
Nakskov, Denmark
c. 1300
Søllested, Denmark
12th century
Nakskov, Denmark
c. 1250
Guldborg, Denmark
c. 1270
Nysted, Denmark
c. 1200
Rodby, Denmark
c. 1200
Nakskov, Denmark
c. 1300
Spjald, Denmark
12th century
Rødby, Denmark
c. 1220
Maribo, Denmark
c. 1200
Sakskøbing, Denmark
12th century
Søllested, Denmark
c. 1100
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.