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Shetlands, Scotland day three. UNST

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on this island which is almost the north most of the Shetlands group you have a chance to see what people 6000 years ago before the pyramids.

Just for fun I checked my compass with the stone and I found the stone points exactly north but I have no idea what that means and nobody else knows. The other stone is the Clivocast. This stone is 3m high and leans slightly north. It was used as a sailing mark between Strandburgh Ness on Fetlar and the entrance of Skuda Sound (between Uyea and Haaf Gruney).
It is said to mark the spot where the son of Viking Harold Harfager was killed around 900AD. Human remains and armour were allegedly found in a cairn to the south west.
There are some very beautiful beaches here which would be nice in the summer
You can see some old ruins in many places on these islands
The grazing areas are often open range so you have to drive carefully
this is a reconstruction of probably what the inside of a long house would look like. Some excavations show extensive remains but of course the wooden parts including the roofs have deteriorated completely
After World War II one family put in extensive efforts to promote and grow the Shetland pony breed worldwide. here are some of the colorations
This is a typical northern Scotland breakfast. I needed to add my soy sauce

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