From Saturday, July 30, the Mousa boat will stop running for the remainder of the 2022 season. Mousa’s famous Iron Age broch is also being closed by Historic Environment Scotland until mid-October.

A tourist visits Mousa Broch, the tallest known Iron Age broch and one of Europe's best-preserved prehistoric buildings Photo by Arterra / Universal Images Group via Getty Images In 2013 ...

The saga also mentions Vikings in the broch of Mousa. It recounts the tale of a certain Erland who abducts Margaret, the mother of Earl Harold Maddadson, and takes her from Orkney to Shetland.

The Mousa Boat will stop running trips to the island from July 30 for the remainder of the 2022 season due to the closure of the broch.

The broch at Mousa was built more than 2,000 years ago Three iron age settlements in Shetland are in the running to win Unesco World Heritage status. Collectively known as the Zenith of Iron Age ...