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Aerial view of Urachoile, Strath Brora, East Sutherland, looking SE.
SC 1909775
Description Aerial view of Urachoile, Strath Brora, East Sutherland, looking SE.
Date 2001
Collection Papers of James Sloan Bone, landscape historian, Inverness, Highland, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 1909775
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Urachoile is a deserted township close to the NW edge of Loch Brora. The buildings, enclosures and cultivation rigs can be clearly seen in the snow. Above the township, at right of photo is an area of hut circles and field system. There is a livestock pen at top centre and at the right-hand corner is the possible site of a chapel - Cill Nam Brathair, Kilbraur (Chapel of the Brethren) - one of the 7 churches in Strath Brora. Kilbraur Broch is to the right of centre top. Title and Scope & Content contributed by North of Scotland Archaeological Society (2021).
Accession Number 2019/15
External Reference P11741
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1909775
File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap
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