Sande i Vestfold, Norway
1066-1093
Skjeberg, Norway
c. 1100
Skiptvet, Norway
12th century
Steigen, Norway
c. 1250
Lørenskog, Norway
1150-1250
Smøla, Norway
1190
Tingvoll, Norway
1150-1200
Røyken, Norway
1229
Eikelandsosen, Norway
1306
Hof, Norway
c. 1200
Nykirke, Norway
c. 1200
Skaun, Norway
1183
Gildeskål, Norway
c. 1130
Søndeled, Norway
1150
Tvedestrand, Norway
c. 1200
Kviteseid, Norway
c. 1260
Vanse, Norway
1037
Hobøl, Norway
c. 1175
Skjærhalden, Norway
11th century
Ørland, Norway
1342
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.