The Braaid
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The Braaid is an archaeological complex consisting of an Iron Age roundhouse and two Norse long houses, which represent the occupation of this site until the 11th or 12th century AD. It is found in the parish of Marown on the Isle of Man.
The site uniquely brings together buildings of Iron Age and Viking styles that were used together and survive down to the present.
The roundhouse has been dated to approximately 650 A.D, while the two longhouses are from the early Norse period, dated to around A.D. 950.
Location
- Location map: 54°9’26"N, 4°33’60"W
The site lies between Braaid hamlet and Mount Murray at which reference an area map can be viewed.
Also nearby is The Broogh Fort (54°8’9"N, 4°34’39"W).