Siljan, Norway
1150-1200
Larvik, Norway
c. 1100
Larvik, Norway
12th century
Revetal, Norway
12th century
Fredrikstad, Norway
c. 1182
Rakkestad, Norway
c. 1200
Selbu, Norway
c. 1150
Overhalla, Norway
1187
Inderøy, Norway
c. 1150
Snåsa, Norway
1220
Rykene, Norway
c. 1200
Høvåg, Norway
1150
Slidre, Norway
1215
Ringerike, Norway
13th century
Darbu, Norway
c. 1250
Sparbu, Norway
1150-1200
Løten, Norway
13th century
Gausdal, Norway
1250-1300
Hole, Norway
13th century
Ogna, Norway
c. 1250
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.