St Ninian’s Isle is a prehistoric site in Shetland Islands, Scotland.
What follows is drawn from published sources, with each claim labelled by how firmly it is established.
Plan your visit
- Location
- 59.9723°N · 1.3480°W
- Access
- Open access
- Terrain
- Easy going
Nearby places
Fortified place · Iron Age
Broch of Mousa
Shetland Islands
The broch is thought to have been built around c. 300 BC, during the later Scottish Iron Age, as one of more than 500 brochs raised across Scotland.
- Near Sandwick
- 3.2 km from car park
- Some walking
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