MHG1843 - Rumster Broch
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- BROCH (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
Full Description
Scheduled Ancient Monument Management Plan, 1st April 2003 to 31st March 2008. HS, 11/03/03. See assoc. docs. File.
J Aitken : 25/03/03
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ND23NW 5 2125 3725.
Broch (NR) (remains of) OS 1:10,000 map, (1976)
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Amended Scheduling Details - Letter received from HS, dated 15/01/03. See assoc. docs. File.
J Aitken : 20/02/03
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A grassy hillock containing the ruins of a broch. The wall-face is exposed in one or two places, and the overall diameter is 52ft, with a maximum height of 9ft.
RCAHMS 1911.
The remains of a broch, generally as described by RCAHMS. SW segment has been mutilated by quarrying and a short single course of heavy stone in SW arc is all that remains of a wall-face.
Resurveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (N K B) 12 May 1967.
No change. Visited by OS (J M) 23 March 1983.
ND23 10 RUMSTER ND/2125 3725
Possible broch in Latheron, Caithness, consisting of a grassy hillock 2.7m (9ft) high in which one course of a curved wallface, made of heavy stones, is exposed in the south-west arc [1]; this indicates an overall diameter of the building of 15.86m (52ft).
Sources: 1. NMRS site no. ND 23 NW 5: 2. RCAHMS 1911b, 60, no. 219. <1>
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2664 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Third report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Caithness. . 60, No. 219.
- <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. ND23 10 RUMSTER.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 2125 3724 (70m by 70m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND23NW |
| Civil Parish | LATHERON |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM573 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/8635 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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