Sakskøbing, Denmark
13th century
Stubbekobing, Denmark
c. 1200
Horslunde, Denmark
c. 1300
Horbelev, Denmark
c. 1300
Nørre Alslev, Denmark
c. 1100
Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
c. 1200
Horbelev, Denmark
c. 1200
Spentrup, Denmark
1200
Eskilstrup, Denmark
12th century
Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
12th century
Idestrup, Denmark
12th century
Stubbekøbing, Denmark
12th century
Dannemare, Denmark
13th century
Stubbekøbing, Denmark
c. 1400
Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
c. 1250
Gedser, Denmark
c. 1200
Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
c. 1200
Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
12th century
Norre Alslev, Denmark
c. 1100
Frederikshavn, Denmark
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.