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Old Scatness
59.8790° N, -1.3054° E
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Old Scatness is an archeological site on Scat Ness, near the village of Scatness, in the parish of Dunrossness in the south end of Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, near Sumburgh Airport. It consists of medieval, Viking, Pictish, and Iron Age remains and has been a settlement for thousands of years, each new generation adding buildings, and levelling off old ones. Among the discoveries is an Iron Age broch, the Ness of Burgi fort.
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Crofthouse on the site
mid-19th century
Post-medieval agricultural remains
17th century
Discovery during airport works
late 1970s
Start of sustained excavation
1995
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