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Old Scatness Visitor Centre, Shetland, Scottish Building, Project, News, Design
Old Scatness, Shetland : Visitor Centre Scotland
Shetland Development in Scotland, Europe
Old Scatness ShetlandOld Scatness Iron Age archeological siteLocation: South Mainland, nr Sumburgh Airport Site unearthed: late 70's Excavation start: 1995 Old Scatness Excavation : Bradford University students Remains of an Iron Age tower or Broch + Britain’s best-preserved Iron Age village Proposed “world-class" visitor centre Due to be built in 2012 Dome-shaped grass-roofed timber-framed building clad using walls made of stone from the site Design approved by Shetland Amenity Trust trustees Following excavation at Old Scatness it is now thought brochs were built much earlier than previously believed and that people lived in the Scatness settlement for around 4,000 years. The dome was the favoured option for the Old Scatness broch site among three investigated for Shetland Amenity Trust by Edinburgh-based experts led by specialist architects Groves-Raines. The architectural inspiration for the dome comes from the Newgrange passage tomb in County Meath, Ireland, the Cliffs of Moher visitor centre in County Clare, Ireland, and the Ladbyskibet Viking ship burial site in Denmark. Old Scatness Heritage Project Shetland Amenity Trust 22-24 North Road Lerwick, ZE1 0NQ, UK UNESCO world heritage site : Skara Brae, Orkney |
Another Shetland Amenity Trust Building Proposal:
Sumburgh Head Lighthouse Buildings Restoration
2007-11
Facilities incl. visitor centre, self-catering accommodation & offices
Shetland school
Shetland Museum
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photo © Adrian Welch
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Old Scatness Visitor Centre Building : page - adrian welch / isabelle lomholt
Website: www.shetland-heritage.co.uk/amenitytrust/archaeology/scatness
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