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Field Visit
Date August 1997
Event ID 882634
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/882634
A broch occupies a natural ridge to the centre of a narrow isthmus. This elevated site offers good views over the surrounding landscape and is clearly visible from as far away as St. Mary's Holm on Mainland. The broch was partially excavated by Petrie in 1848 and has been largely 'renovated' since then. The interior was divided by radial slab divisions, although, those now in evidence may be reconstructed rather than original. The internal ground surface has been levelled out and roughly surfaced. The inner wall face has been rebuilt with further, mortar-bonded courses, added. The outer wall face, which is not now visible, is said to have been 14' thick and to have stood to 8' high. The exterior appears not to have been fully exposed; substantial deposits survive around the circuit of the broch. Topographic anomalies indicate the presence of further structures, possibly houses, built over accumulated debris to the immediate E of the broch. Further to the S end of the ridge, two uneven areas may represent the remains of yet more settlement.
Moore and Wilson, 1997
Coastal Zone Assessment Survey
