The ruins of a Viking longhouse in the Shetland Islands recall a proud past. After defeating the local Pictish people, Viking raiders took Shetland’s finest lands for their own. They brought ...

and a Viking Age longhouse, among other structures. Not only does the site provide startling physical evidence of the Norse communities of Shetland, it also provides a striking mix of nature ...

Tonight in Lerwick, Shetland’s Norse heritage will be celebrated in a blaze of glory at the town’s Up Helly Aa. Almost 1,000 guizers, or warriors, in full Viking dress of helmets and shields ...

Only ruins of the settlement remain today, including longhouses ... of another Viking settlement or archaeological site, such as Qassiarsuk in Greenland or Jarlshof in the Shetland Isles.

Even by Shetland standards it was a foul day ... beautifully-designed home which has taken its inspiration from a Viking longhouse and once featured on BBC Scotland’s Home of the Year.

Only ruins of the settlement remain today, including longhouses ... of another Viking settlement or archaeological site, such as Qassiarsuk in Greenland or Jarlshof in the Shetland Isles.