点评:I’ve been to Sakra Brae in Orkney and while it gets all the marketing, you should visit Jarlshof if you can. (To be clear do both!) I thought Jarlshof was just as well preserved and presented but far fewer people. You have free rein to wander, listen to the audio tour and investigate as much as you you like without anyone pushing you through.
I love that this site spans several eras from Pict to Nordic to Jacobite, there’s an evolution. For a history lover it was amazing to stand there and think about how the societies evolved on the site.
The 30 minutes drive was well worth it. Also take in the Sumburgh Head Lighthouse. And we went into the hotel for soup after our visit. It’s a bit in need of sprucing up but the staff was welcoming and the soup was house made.
翻译:我去过奥克尼群岛上的斯卡拉布雷遗址,虽然那里宣传得很多,但如果可以的话,你也应该去看看贾尔斯霍夫遗址。(说清楚一点:两个都去吧!)我觉得贾尔斯霍夫的保存状况和展示方式同样出色,只是游客少得多。在那里你可以自由漫步,聆听语音导览,随心所欲地探索,而不会有人催促你快点离开。
我很喜欢这个遗址能够展现从皮克特人时代、北欧时期一直到詹姆斯党人时代的历史变迁,体现了文化的演进过程。对于历史爱好者来说,站在那里想象着这片土地上各个社会形态的演变过程,真是令人着迷。
短短30分钟的车程绝对物有所值。别忘了去看看桑伯尔赫角灯塔。参观结束后,我们还去酒店喝了汤。虽然酒店稍显需要翻修,但工作人员热情友善,汤也是酒店自制的。