Mousa Broch

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Iron Age broch
gptkbp:builtIn circa 100 BC
gptkbp:category Scheduled Ancient Monument
gptkbp:diameter 15 metres
gptkbp:feature double-wall construction
guard cell
intramural stairway
gptkbp:height 13.3 metres
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mousa Broch
gptkbp:isOn Mousa Island
gptkbp:location Mousa, Shetland, Scotland
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Historic_Environment_Scotland
gptkbp:material gptkb:stone
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Orkneyinga_Saga
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:osGridReference HU457237
gptkbp:status best-preserved broch in Scotland
gptkbp:survived nearly complete up to original height
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list The Zenith of Iron Age Shetland
gptkbp:usedBy Norse settlers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Shetland,_Scotland
gptkb:Mousa,_Old_Scatness_and_Jarlshof
gptkb:Shetland_Geopark
gptkb:Iron_Age_Scotland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7