Stayed around the hostel yesterday - not too well, so I guess I needed a rest day.
Today I had a Viking long house day. There are a number of these sites on Unst and most are very accessible. I also saw the spectacular remains of the broch at Underhoull on the road to Westing; longhouse, broch and viking farmstead all next to each other. I also saw the longhouse at Hamar and then walked up the hill to the Keen of Hamar. This is an odd geological feature; dry rocky desert terrain on the east coast of a Shetland Isle! There are a number of rare alpine-type plants growing here. Just to the north and beside the main road is an area of rock boulders which is also a little out of place with the rest of the terrain.
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