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Kernsary

Broch (Iron Age)(Possible)

Site Name Kernsary

Classification Broch (Iron Age)(Possible)

Canmore ID 11943

Site Number NG87NE 5

NGR NG 89 79

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Highland
  • Parish Gairloch
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Ross And Cromarty
  • Former County Ross And Cromarty

Archaeology Notes

NG87NE 5 89 79.

There is a 'Pictish broch or round house' near Kernsary.

J H Dixon 1886.

Not located.

Visited by OS (J T T) 13 October 1964.

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Publication Account (2007)

NG87 2 KERNSARY

NG/89 79

This possible broch in Gairloch, Ross and Cromarty, has not been located in modern times [1]. It was referred to as a “Pictish broch or roundhouse” in 1886 [2].

Sources: 1. NMRS site no. NG 87 NE 5: 2. Dixon 1886, 97-8.

E W MacKie 2007

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