MHG2391 - Broch, Bridge of Occumster
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- BROCH (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
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Full Description
Broch (NR) (remains of) OS 1:10,000 map, (1977)
A conical, grassy mound, 12ft in maximum height and 80ft in overall diameter, containing the remains of a broch, no part of which is visible.
RCAHMS 1911.
The poorly-defined remains of a broch have been excavated to reveal an entrance, 0.9m wide, in the W side, but are otherwise as described by the RCAHMS.
Resurveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (A A) 5 May 1967.
A conical, grass-covered mound with traces of walling and entrance visible. A large trench has been excavated since 1967 and is now partially backfilled, but nothing is known of it. There is also a large area of modern dumping adjacent to the entrance, possibly from nearby croft renovations.
C Batey 1982.
ND23 8 OCCUMSTER ND/2693 3565
Possible broch in Latheron, Caithness, consisting of a conical grassy mound 3.6m (12ft) in height and 24m (80ft) in overall diameter. No fragment of masonry was visible in 1910 [2] but by 1967 a large trench had been dug into the mound, revealing an entrance passage 90cm wide on the west side [2, 3]; no architectural details of this are given.
Sources: 1. NMRS site no. ND 23 NE 2: 2. RCAHMS 1911b, 53, no. 198: 3. Batey (ms) 1982, no. 232. <1>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG1960 Text/Report: Batey, C E. 1982. Caithness coastal survey 1982: interim reports 1980-2. . No. 232.
- --- 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. . 53, No. 198.
- <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 8 OCCUMSTER.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 2692 3565 (70m by 70m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND23NE |
| Civil Parish | LATHERON |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM570 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/8587 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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