MHG7431 - Broch - Croick
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- BROCH (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH49SE 1 4564 9143.
Immediately SW of church at Croick, there is a much-robbed broch constructed of unusually large unhewn boulders. The inner and outer wall-faces can be traced intermittently giving an overall diameter of c.18.4m over walling 4.3m in thickness. Within the wall in S. arc are traces of a medial (?stabilising) wall. No evidence of an entrance can now be seen. A line of rough boulders some 5.5m distant from broch on N. and SW sides may be remains of an outwork. Elsewhere it has been destroyed by ploughing or obscured by field clearance.
Surveyed at 1/2500.(Visited by OS (W D J) 24 May 1963)
Visited by OS (NKB) 2 October 1969; J Anderson 1890; A Graham 1949
Broch {NR} OS 1/10,000 map, (1971)
No change to previous field report.
Visited by OS (J M) 24 November 1976
NH49 2 CROICK
NH/4564 9143
Probable broch in Kincardine made of large boulders and which has been much robbed [1]. The inner and outer faces can be traced here and there and suggest an overall diameter of about 18.4m over a wall 4.3m thick. Within the wall on the south side are traces of a wallface, presumably for the stabilisation of the rubble core.
Source: 1. NMRS site no. NH 49 SE 1: 2. <1>
In 2014 ARCH provided a number of courses, field trips and other activities exploring and researching the remains of the 19th century engineer, road and church builder Thomas Telford. A project was undertaken in Kyle of Sutherland, during which many sites were visited and photographed by participants. The broch was photographed during this project. <2>
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG1281 Text/Publication/Article: Anderson, J. 1873. ''Notice of the excavation of the brochs of Yarhouse, Brounaben, Bowermadden, Old Stirkake, and Dunbeath in Caithness; with remarks on the period of the brochs, and an appendix, containing a collected list of the brochs of Scotland, and early notices of m. Archaeol Scot. 131-98. 193.
- --- SHG1531 Text/Publication/Article: Graham, A. 1949. 'Some observations on the brochs', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 81 1946-7, p.48-99. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 48-99. 94.
- <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. NH49 2 CROICK.
- <2> SHG27906 Dataset/Database File: Kruse, S.. 2015. Telford in the Kyle of Sutherland Project. Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). Yes. Digital. Site 4.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 4563 9143 (70m by 70m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH49SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | KINCARDINE |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (2)
- http://www.archhighland.org.uk/telford-in-kyle-of-sutherland.asp (Visit the ARCH Telford in the Kyle of Sutherland Project page)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12496 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
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