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Archaeology Notes

Event ID 649234

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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(NC 4116 1121) Broch (NR)

OS 6" map, (1967).

The remains of a broch set on the slope of the hill, with the ground falling sharply from the site on the north and east. The interior is filled with debris, the wall being nowhere visible for more than 5ft above it, reaching a maximum height of 11 ft externally and about 17ft internally on the NW. The south has been heavily robbed to build sheepfolds. The entrance passage in the east is still intact at its inner end and is 18ft 6 ins long, with a guard chamber on the north. An oval mural chamber 7ft south of the entrance is entered from the central court, as is a gallery which is visible within the wall on the S and W.

RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909.

The broch still stands to a height of 3.5m on the NW and has an overall diameter of 17.8m.

Visited by OS (E G C), 7 April 1963.

The broch is as described above, although none of the internal features are particularly well-defined, all being obscured by tumbled stones.

Visited by OS (J B), 30 September 1976.

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