Category: Standing stone

• 59. Day 27 in Shetland: Lunda Wick/St. Olaf’s Kirk, Meeting Mila, Simmer Dim Sunset, Kirk Ruins

  These first two photos are of the ruins of the House of Lund, a laird’s house built in the early 1800’s, and he was apparently quite a piece of work. Here’s the story of John Scott, “a hard man and an unbeliever.” Give it a listen, 5:30 of some beautiful Shetlander dialect. I usually get…

  Deb

  September 7, 2022

  Antiquities, Hermaness, Manse ruins, Shetland Islands, Simmer dim, Standing stone, The White Wife of Watlee, Travelogue, Unst, Vikings

  ancient ruins, Simmer dim, standing stones

• 58. Day 26 in Shetland: Keen of Hamar and Sandwick Beach

  Starting off, though, with some more photos of our croft house in Unst. I visited one other renovated croft house on the island, and it had almost exactly the same layout. This window at the top of the stairs gives you an idea of how thick the walls are. About two feet. Our first stop…

  Deb

  September 4, 2022

  Antiquities, Avian flu, geology, Norse Longhouse, Shetland Islands, Standing stone, Travelogue, Unst, Viking ruins

  rare flora, serpentine, standing stones, viking longhouse