MHG42052 - Thrumster Mains Broch
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CIST (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2400 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Broch (NR) (remains of) OS 1:10,000 map, (1975)
(See ND34NW 20.2)
Broch, Thrumster: This broch has had remains of its structure cleared out and a portion of wall to S removed - in which place are the ruins of a summer-house. The interior diameter is 36ft and the wall is 15ft thick at base. When excavated a skeleton was found buried in a cist of slabs in mound heaped against outside of the fabric. Also believed to have been found was a long- handled weaving comb presented to the NMAS in 1783 by Mr Innes of Thrumster (Acc No: GA 66).
RCAHMS 1911.
This broch has diameter of 20m over walls 4.3m thick. Turf-topped wall is in fair condition except on S where a portion has been removed entirely to accommodate a modern building and here and there outer and inner wall faces are crumbling. The wall has a max external height of 1.5m on W side and an average internal height of 1.2m. Interior of broch has been cleared out. The entrance was probably on S.
Revised at 1:2500. Visited by OS (W D J) 22 April 1963.
No change. Visited by OS (J B) 19 August 1982.
Sources/Archives (1)
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 3319 4504 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND34NW |
| Civil Parish | WICK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Finds (15)
- SHERD (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
- SHERD (18th Century to 20th Century - 1701 AD to 2000 AD)
- POUNDER (Iron Age - 550 BC? to 560 AD?)
- LAMP (Iron Age - 550 BC? to 560 AD?)
- PESTLE? (Iron Age - 550 BC? to 560 AD?)
- WHETSTONE? (Iron Age - 550 BC? to 560 AD?)
- INGOT MOULD? (Iron Age - 550 BC? to 560 AD?)
- POLISHER (Iron Age - 550 BC? to 560 AD?)
- SPINDLE WHORL (Iron Age - 550 BC? to 560 AD?)
- GAMING PIECE (Iron Age - 550 BC? to 560 AD?)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Iron Age - 550 BC? to 560 AD?)
- BEAD? (Iron Age - 550 BC? to 560 AD?)
- WORKED OBJECT (Iron Age - 550 BC? to 560 AD?)
- NAIL (Early Iron Age to 21st Century - 550 BC? to 2100 AD?)
- FITTING (Early Iron Age to 21st Century - 550 BC? to 2100 AD?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/8963 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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