This morning I was off to my Union Branch meeting. Well I thought I had better show willing as I have changed unions. I came home replaces a few more bits of floorboards and sliced some shields for the Knights.
After lunch my good lady and I hurtled off to the South end of the island to visit Jarlshof. This is a Historic Environment Scotland site. It shows that a settlement has been there since the Neolithic...some 4000 years.
The name Jarlshof was basically made up by Sir Walter Scott. He had visited Shetland around about 1814. His book 'The Pirate' has a location, which was basically the ruined 16th Century Manor house, which he named... you guessed it Jarlshof...the house of the Jarl.
In reality in 1814 the only bits to be seen was the ruin. In the late 1800's a massive storm rolled in and eroded the sea front and voilà...dwellings appeared from under the sand.
On 'Out and About in Shetland' I am uploading a number of videos... they are taking FOR EVERRRR!
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