m iles ▁( 1 . 2   km ) ▁south - west ▁of ▁T j ø ll ing . ▁The ▁place - name ▁" H use by " ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁origin ated ▁as ▁an ▁app ell ative ▁for ▁a ▁place ▁with ▁an ▁older ▁name , ▁it ▁occurs ▁frequently ▁in ▁Sc and in avia , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁linked ▁with ▁administrative ▁control ▁of ▁a ▁district . ▁Arch ae ological ▁exc av ations ▁at ▁H use by ▁south - west ▁of ▁T j ø ll ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 – 0 1 ▁un cover ed ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁hall ▁meas uring ▁between ▁ 1 0 5   and ▁ 1 1 2   fe et ▁( 3 2 – 4 m ) ▁long ▁and ▁between ▁ 3 0   and ▁ 3 3   fe et ▁( 9 – 1 0 m ) ▁wide , ▁with ▁t aper ed ▁ends , ▁standing ▁on ▁a ▁raised ▁area ▁which ▁was ▁partly ▁man - made . ▁This ▁building ▁was ▁in ▁existence ▁from ▁the ▁mid - 8 th ▁century , ▁but ▁went ▁out ▁of ▁use ▁by ▁about ▁ 9 0 0 . ▁ ▁History ▁Stefan ▁Br ink ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁settlement ▁area ▁known ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁as ▁Sk ír ings sal r ▁had ▁its ▁origin ▁in ▁an ▁Iron ▁Age ▁settlement ▁area ▁cent red ▁on ▁a ▁lake ▁immediately ▁north ▁of ▁T j ø ll ing , ▁around ▁which ▁he ▁ident ifies ▁numerous ▁place - names ▁that ▁are ▁cult ic ▁in ▁origin ,