TWO THOUSAND YEARS OF HOME LIFE IN NORTHERN SCOTLAND

Abstract

AT the extreme southern end of the mainland of Shetland there towers up the massive Jieadland of Sumburgh Ness. Sheltered behind the Ness, and flanked by a long promontory which springs from the mainland on the west, is the Sumburgh Voe, a peaceful stretch of water running inland for about a mile. From the west side of the Voe, a low grassy headland rises above the general level of the coastline, affording a site for the various buildings which, now in ruins, bear the name of Jarlshof.