MHG10204 - Broch? Loch Salachaidh
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- BROCH (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC70SE 15 76 03.
There is a Pictish tower at Salachie (Loch Salachaidh at NC 7603).
H Morrison 1883.
No broch can be identified in the vicinity of Loch Salachaidh. A number of hut circles occur around the loch and it is likely the "Pictish Tower" has been confused with one of them, eg NC70SW 34 (Hut 'A') and NC70SE 36 (Hut 'B').
Visited by OS (J M) 12 August 1975.
NC70 4 SALLACHIE (‘Loch Salla-chaidh’)
c.NC/76 03
Site of possible broch in Golspie, Sutherland, reported in 1883 and described as a “Pictish tower” [2]. However no broch is near Loch Sallachaidh at this map reference, although there are some hut circles round the shores one of which may have been confused with a broch [1]. It is also possible that the record refers to the well preserved broch at Sallachy on Loch Shin (NC50 4).
Sources: 1 NMRS site no. NC 70 SE 15: 2. Morrison 1883, 14. <1>
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2538 Text/Publication/Volume: Morrison, H. 1883. Tourist's guide to Sutherland and Caithness. 14.
- <1> SHG26111 Text/Publication/Monograph: Mackie, E.. 2007. The Roundhouses, Brochs and Wheelhouses of Atlantic Scotland c.700 BC - AD 500: Architecture and material culture Part 2 (I & II) The Northern and Southern Mainland and the Western Islands. BAR British Series. 444. Paperback. NC70 4 SALLACHIE.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7600 0299 (70m by 70m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC70SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | GOLSPIE |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/5923 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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