MHG2040 - Broch - Ulbster School
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- BROCH (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
Full Description
Broch (NR) (rems of) OS 1:10,000 map, (1976)
A much-quarried mound which probably contains ruins of a broch.
The mound is about 66ft in diameter and 4-5ft high, with a circular depression, about 21ft in diameter, in centre, probably indicating the interior court.
RCAHMS 1911.
The broch was Scheduled in 1939.
The grass-covered remains of a broch, as described by RCAHMS, situated on a low ridge.
Resurveyed at 1:2500.
ND34 12 ULBSTER 1 (‘Ulbster School’) ND/3243 4149
Possible broch in Wick, Caithness, consisting of a much-quarried mound about 20.1m (66ft) in diameter and 1.2-1.5m (4-5ft) high; there is a circular depression 7m in diameter in the top, suggesting that there is a ruined broch below. A possible intra-mural feature can be seen on the south [3].
Sources: 1. NMRS site no. ND 34 SW 9: 2. RCAHMS 1911b, 163, no. 523: 3. Mercer 1985, no. 194. <1>
The broch was rescheduled by Historic Environment Scotland in 2016 to better reflect its location and area of interest. <2> <3>
The GIS spatial data was amended in 2017 to its position as seen on 2009 APs. <4>
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- 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. . 163, No. 523.
- <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. ND34 12 ULBSTER 1.
- <2> SHG27648 Text/Designation Notification/Scheduled Monument: Historic Environment Scotland. 2016. Changes to the schedule of Monuments 01/09/2016. Historic Environment Scotland. Digital.
- <3> SHG27657 Text/Designation Notification/Scheduled Monument: Historic Environment Scotland. 2016. Amended entry in the Schedule of Monuments: SM595: Ulbster School, broch 125m S of Schoolhouse. Historic Environment Scotland. Digital.
- <4> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 3243 4149 (40m by 40m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND34SW |
| Civil Parish | WICK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM595 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/9101 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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