Hjørring, Denmark
1200-1250
Holeby, Denmark
12th century
Dannemare, Denmark
13th century
Aalestrup, Denmark
13th century
Errindlev, Denmark
c. 1200
Skive, Denmark
1200
Rødby, Denmark
1220
Dannemare, Denmark
c. 1250
Bolderslev, Denmark
12th century
Kolding, Denmark
12th century
Kolding, Denmark
c. 1100
Bevtoft, Denmark
c. 1100
Haderslev, Denmark
c. 1200
Vejen, Denmark
c. 1200
Kruså, Denmark
12th century
Fredericia, Denmark
12th century
Gråsten, Denmark
1150-1200
Haderslev, Denmark
12th century
Haderslev, Denmark
c. 1100
Sønderborg, Denmark
c. 1150
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.