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c. 495-429 BC
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421-406 BCE
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100-0 BCE
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437 BC
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420 BCE
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420 BCE
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161 AD
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6th century BC
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132 AD
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5th century BCE
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19-11 BC
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2000 BC
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6th century BC
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520 BC
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450 BCE
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131-132 AD
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490-480 BCE
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10th century BCE
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3rd century BCE
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298-306 AD
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.