▁shop . ▁Vis itors ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁see ▁both ▁the ▁Sh arp ▁family ' s ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁art ▁accommod ation , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁g limp se ▁life ▁" below - st airs " ▁for ▁the ▁servants . ▁The ▁ 9 - hole ▁golf ▁course ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁restored ▁and ▁players ▁can ▁comp ete ▁in ▁Edward ian ▁style ▁with ▁original ▁h ick ory ▁clubs ▁and ▁so fter ▁rub ber - w ound ▁balls . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁site ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁Iron ▁Age . ▁The ▁remains ▁of ▁a ▁hom est ead ▁were ▁exc av ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 – 1 9 4 7 ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁Tar v it ▁Hill . ▁During ▁the ▁exc av ation , ▁an ▁elaborate ▁circular ▁wooden ▁house ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 7 ▁m ▁in ▁diameter ▁was ▁found , ▁it ▁was ▁within ▁an ▁o val ▁bank ▁which ▁en closed ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 3 3 x 2 7 m . ▁The ▁house ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁occupied ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 ▁BC ▁and ▁AD ▁ 2 0 0 , ▁and ▁re built ▁at ▁least ▁twice ▁in ▁that ▁period . ▁ ▁Scot star v it ▁tower ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 0 0 , ▁Scot star v it ▁Tower ▁was ▁built ▁a ▁mile ▁south west ▁from ▁Hill ▁of ▁Tar v it . ▁This ▁was ▁constructed ▁by ▁the ▁Ingl is ▁family ▁of ▁Tar v it ▁as ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁their ▁estate . ▁The ▁tower ▁was ▁then ▁sold ▁in ▁ 1