Late Iron Age/Pictish Settlement
Structure B: A complex arrangement of walls, hearths, internal fixtures and fittings that have been built over the top of part of the broch-like structure A over a long period of time.
On the north and north-west of the main trench, lies a substantial belt of building remains and features that we have called the “Structure B Complex”. These partly overlie the top of Structure A, as well as spread beyond it.
The “Cairns Character”, or “Windwick Wullie”. A little, carved head from the Structure B area, discovered in 2009. Does he or she represent a real person, a supernatural being or Iron Age humour?
Often these various elements can be seen to relate to each other in a complex manner, with successive features cutting and partly demolishing earlier elements.
It brings to the fore the rich story of social change that almost certainly lies behind the fairly frenetic changes that have taken place across the Structure B area.
The area has yielded numerous small finds including substantial amounts of pottery, stone tools, and an extensive animal bone assemblage, as well as a number of striking metal items, including numerous knife blades, gaming counters and, perhaps most bizarrely, a carved, stone object in the form of a human head.