The broch‘s entrance:-

Entrance information board:-

Interior from entrance:-

Hearth at centre of broch:-

Internal compartment with stone trough:-

Interior wall:-

Interior chamber:-

The Broch of Gurness, by the shores of Eynhallow Sound, near the village of Evie, Orkney, is quite remote, up a narrow winding road leading off the A 966. It is quite well preserved though and is in the care of Historic Scotland.

The day we were there it was driving rain. The attendant said he was on the point of giving up for the day although it was not long after lunchtime. Even so, as we were leaving another car rolled up to the car park. We had the broch to ourselves while we were there though.

Broch from site entrance:-

The first building you meet just inside the boundary, though, is called the Shamrock due to its shape. It’s the remains of a Pictish farm dating from much later than the broch and was moved to allow better exploration of the broch itself.

Broch of Gurness from west, showing outer rampart wall:-

Broch of Gurness from south, Eynhallow Sound in background and Isle of Rousay somewhere in the mists beyond:-

Broch of Gurness, plus part of rampart wall, Eynhallow Sound behind.

Broch of Gurness from southeast:-

Broch of Gurness, rampart wall and ditch:-

Broch of Gurness information board:-

Evie is a small village close to the Broch of Gurness in the north of mainland Orkney.

This simple pillar stands to the side of the A 966 road from Evie to Birsay.

The inscription reads, “In memoriam. Died for King and Country in the Great War 1914-1919.”

The names on the memorial all date from 1917 and 1918:-