| Scord of Brouster | |
|---|---|
 One of the houses | |
| Location | Shetland, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 60°14′55.54″N 1°32′21.78″W / 60.2487611°N 1.5393833°W |
| Built | During the Neolithic Period |
  Scord of Brouster shown within Shetland | |
The Scord of Brouster is one of the earliest[1] Neolithic farm sites in Shetland, Scotland.[2] It has been dated to 2220 BC with a time window of 80 years on either side.[3] It comprises three houses, several fields surrounded by walls, and a cairn.[1] A sign by the Scord of Brouster states that the climate of Shetland became wetter towards 1500 BC, and that peat forming near the fields eventually forced the farmers to permanently abandon the site.[1] The site was excavated by Alasdair Whittle in the late 1970s, because he wanted investigate on early agricultural settlement in Britain in a remote part of the country, unspoilt by modern development.[4]
- ^ a b c Scord of Brouster (sign). Shetland, Scotland. 28 July 2010.
- ^ "Scord of Brouster". Ancient Village or Settlement in Scotland in Shetland. The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ^ Barcham, R.C. A lost radiocarbon date for Shetland (PDF) (Report). Archaeology Data Service. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ "Vol 17 (2005): Re-examination of the quartz artefacts from Scord of Brouster: a lithic assemblage from Shetland and its Neolithic context | Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports". journals.socantscot.org. Retrieved 28 July 2021.