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Stemster

Broch (Iron Age)(Possible)

Site Name Stemster

Classification Broch (Iron Age)(Possible)

Canmore ID 8523

Site Number ND16SE 26

NGR ND 17 62

NGR Description ND c. 17 62

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Highland
  • Parish Bower
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Caithness
  • Former County Caithness

Archaeology Notes

ND16SE 26 c. 17 62.

There are the remains of a broch at Stemster (ND 17 62).

H Morrison 1883.

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Publication Account (2007)

ND16 14 STEMSTER 3 ND 1762 (approx.)

A possible broch in Bower, Caithness, is recorded but no details are available and the exact site is not known.

Sources: 1. NMRS site no. ND 16 SE 26: 2. Morrison 1883, 49.

E W MacKie 2007

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