MHG10765 - Broch, Nr Loch Swordly
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- BROCH (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC76SW0006 is described as a "picts house" on the 1st ed OS and as "Brough (remains of)" on 2nd ed. NC76SW0005 is also described as "Brough (remains of) " on 2nd edition, so there is a strong possibility that the original description applies to one of these scheduled sites - HAW 01/2004
NC76SW 16 729 628.
A broch lies near Loch Swordly (NC 729 628) about one mile from the head of the Bay of Swordly (NC 733 637).
J M Joass 1873.
No trace of a broch was found in the area indicated Joass may be referring to NC76SW 3.
Visited by OS (J L D) 28 April 1960
Previous field report confirmed. Visited by OS (R L) 7 July 1971.
NC76 4 LOCH SWORDLY
NC/729628
Site of possible broch in Farr, Suther-land, reported by Joass [2]; no trace of it has been found by recent investigators [1].
Sources: 1. NMRS site no. NC 76 SW 16: 2. Joass 1873, 190. <1>
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG15088 Image/Photograph(s): Loch Swordly. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG15089 Image/Photograph(s): Loch Swordly. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG1624 Text/Publication/Article: Joass, J M. 1873. 'The brochs or "Pictish Towers" of Cinn-Trolla, Carn-Liath, and Craig-Carril, in Sutherland, with notes on other northern brochs', Archaeol Scot Vol. 5 1873, p.95-130. Archaeol Scot. 95-130. 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. NC76 4 LOCH SWORDLY.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7290 6280 (70m by 70m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC76SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6411 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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