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Bruan
Broch (Iron Age)(Possible)
Site Name Bruan
Classification Broch (Iron Age)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Lat 217; Brouan 2
Canmore ID 8949
Site Number ND33NW 8
NGR ND 3108 3946
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/8949
- Council Highland
- Parish Latheron
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND33NW 8 3108 3946
A stony grass-covered mound, of unknown period, roughly rectangular, 23.2 by 6.7 by 0.25m high, with a high central stoney patch.
C E Batey 1982.
Project (1980 - 1982)
Publication Account (2007)
ND33 2 BROUAN 2 (‘Bruan 2’) ND/3108 3946
Possible broch in Latheron, Caithness, consisting of a stony, grass-covered mound 25cm high and roughly rectangular in shape; on top of it is a high, central stony patch [2].
Sources: 1. NMRS site no. ND 33 NW 8: 2. Batey (ms) 1982, no. 217.
E W MacKie 2007
