MHG7708 - Broch, Creagan Bana
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- BROCH (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NG87NE 1 865 796.
There is a 'Pictish broch or round house' on Craig Bhan, on the north-east side of the river Ewe, half-way between Poolewe and Inversan, within two hundred yards of the road.
J H Dixon 1886.
Not located. Visited by OS (J T Todd) 6 October 1964.
NG87 1 CRAIG BRAN (‘Creagan Bana’)
NG/865796
Possible broch in Gairloch, Ross and Cromarty, which has not been located in modern times [1]. It was referred to as a “Pictish broch or roundhouse” in 1886 [2].
Sources: 1. NMRS site no. NG87 NE 1: 2. Dixon 1886, 97. <1>
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2125 Text/Publication/Volume: Dixon, J H. 1886. Gairloch in north west Ross-shire: its records, traditions inhabitants and natural history with a guide to Gairloch and Loch Maree. 97.
- <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. NG87 1 CRAIG BRAN.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 8650 7959 (70m by 70m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG87NE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | GAIRLOCH |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11937 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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