MHG10624 - Broch, Mearlig
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- BROCH (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC70SW 28 c. 73 03.
There is a broch at Mearlig, Rogart (no other information).
J Anderson 1873.
No further information. The name Mearlig or similar is not known locally. (Rogart: NC 73 03)
Visited by OS (N K B) 18 May 1981.
NC70 3 MEARLIG
c.NC/73 03
Site of a possible broch in Rogart, Sutherland, which is mentioned by Anderson [2] but about which no other information is available.
Sources: 1. NMRS site no. NC 70 SW 28: 2. Anderson 1890, 190. <1>
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1281 Text/Publication/Article: Anderson, J. 1873. ''Notice of the excavation of the brochs of Yarhouse, Brounaben, Bowermadden, Old Stirkake, and Dunbeath in Caithness; with remarks on the period of the brochs, and an appendix, containing a collected list of the brochs of Scotland, and early notices of m. Archaeol Scot. 131-98. 190.
- <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 3 MEARLIG.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7299 0299 (70m by 70m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC70SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | ROGART |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/5983 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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