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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 654148
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/654148
ND25NW 9 2299 5502
(ND 2299 5502) Green Hill (NAT)
Broch (NR)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1975)
Green Hill, a grassy mound measuring 32m in diameter and 2.4m in height, conceals the remains of a broch.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1910
The only part of the structure visible is the entrance passage, facing SE, which has been partially cleared out, exposing 5.4m on the N side of the passage wall. The S door check is clearly evident but only vestiges of the N can be seen. At this point the passage is 1.4m wide, reducing to 0.9m; the roof is lintelled. The inner end of the passage is obscured by rubbish, but the entrance to a guard chamber can be seen on the N face, although the curve on the S face seen by the RCAHMS in 1910 is not evident.
Resurveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (R D) 28 October 1965
No change to the previous field report.
Visited by OS (J M) 5 March 1982
'Broch', Greenhill. Diameter: 32m. Circular grassy mound 2.4m high, the entrance on the SE axis, with door checks visible on either side. The passage is 1.4m wide, tapering to 0.9m and is covered by a lintelled roof.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995
