Located on Bressay, off the east coast of mainland Shetland, Cullingsburgh Broch is situated on an elevated area of ground overlooking the Bay of Cuppa on the east coast of the island.
Historyedit
St Mary's church and yard with the ruined broch to the side at right
Very little is left of the broch. The later (now ruined) church of St. Mary was likely built of stones mined from it. The church of St. Mary had an associated settlement and cemetery.[1] The site is a Scheduled Monument.[2]
Archaeological Findsedit
The Pictish Bressay Stone was found near St. Mary's Church in 1852. This is an upright, schist slab with relief designs on the two broad sides and ogham inscriptions on the narrow sides.[3][4] The inscription is reported to be a memorial for the daughter of a chieftain.[5] The Bressay Stone is now on display in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, however a replica of the stone is located inside the cemetery.[3]
^"Bressay". Visit Shetland. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
Referencesedit
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, Cullingsburgh Broch
Charlton, E (1855) 'On the ogham inscription from the island of Bressay, Shetland, 1853. Read before the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, April 6th, 1853', Archaeol Aeliana, 1st, vol.4: 150-156
External linksedit
Geograph photo and description.
January 01, 1970
broch, cullingsburgh, 161940, 063156, 161940, 063156, location, shetland, scotlandlocationshetlandcoordinates60, 161940, 063156, 161940, 063156typebrochhistoryperiodsiron, roman, iron, broch, located, shetland, islands, contents, location, history, archaeologi. 60 09 43 N 1 03 47 W 60 161940 N 1 063156 W 60 161940 1 063156 Broch of CullingsburghBroch of CullingsburghLocation in Shetland ScotlandLocationShetlandCoordinates60 09 43 N 1 03 47 W 60 161940 N 1 063156 W 60 161940 1 063156TypeBrochHistoryPeriodsIron Age Roman The Broch of Cullingsburgh is an Iron Age broch located in the Shetland islands Contents 1 Location 2 History 3 Archaeological Finds 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksLocation editLocated on Bressay off the east coast of mainland Shetland Cullingsburgh Broch is situated on an elevated area of ground overlooking the Bay of Cuppa on the east coast of the island History edit nbsp St Mary s church and yard with the ruined broch to the side at right Very little is left of the broch The later now ruined church of St Mary was likely built of stones mined from it The church of St Mary had an associated settlement and cemetery 1 The site is a Scheduled Monument 2 Archaeological Finds editThe Pictish Bressay Stone was found near St Mary s Church in 1852 This is an upright schist slab with relief designs on the two broad sides and ogham inscriptions on the narrow sides 3 4 The inscription is reported to be a memorial for the daughter of a chieftain 5 The Bressay Stone is now on display in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh however a replica of the stone is located inside the cemetery 3 Notes edit Geograph photo Retrieved October 19 2014 Historic Environment Scotland Cullingsburgh St Mary s Church churchyard and broch SM2099 Retrieved 13 March 2019 a b Historic Environment Scotland Bressay Cullingsburgh 1279 Canmore Retrieved 19 October 2014 Charlton 1855 Bressay Visit Shetland Retrieved 19 October 2014 References editRoyal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland Cullingsburgh Broch Charlton E 1855 On the ogham inscription from the island of Bressay Shetland 1853 Read before the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne April 6th 1853 Archaeol Aeliana 1st vol 4 150 156External links editGeograph photo and description Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Broch of Cullingsburgh amp oldid 1081578957, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
