Midhowe Broch (grid reference HY37163061) is situated on a narrow promontory between two steep-sided creeks, on the north side of Eynhallow Sound.

[1] The broch got its name from the fact that it is the middle of three similar structures that lie grouped within 500 metres of each other and Howe from the Old Norse word haugr meaning mound or barrow.

[3] The broch interior is crowded with stone partitions, and there is a spring-fed water tank in the floor and a hearth with sockets which may have held a roasting spit.

[1] The broch is surrounded by the remains of other lesser buildings, and a narrow entrance provides access into the defended settlement.

[3] The excavations recovered stone and bone tools associated with grain processing, spinning and weaving.